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KTIW Tacoma Narrows Airport
Tacoma, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: TIW
Lat/Long: 47-16-04.6000N / 122-34-41.2000W
47-16.076667N / 122-34.686667W
47.2679444 / -122.5781111
(estimated)
Elevation: 294 ft. / 89.6 m (surveyed)
Variation: 20E (1990)
From city: 4 miles W of TACOMA, WA
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 98335

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Sectional chart: SEATTLE
Control tower: yes
ARTCC: SEATTLE CENTER
FSS: SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: TIW (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0700-2200
Pattern altitude: 1294 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ACTVT MALSR RY 17 & PAPI RY 17 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.
Landing fee: yes
International operations: customs landing rights airport
FOR CUSTOMS CALL 253-593-6338 EXT #2.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 118.5
UNICOM: 122.95
ATIS: 124.05
WX ASOS: PHONE 253-858-6507
TACOMA GROUND: 121.8 [0800-2000]
TACOMA TOWER: 118.5 253.5 [0800-2000]
SEATTLE APPROACH: 120.1
SEATTLE DEPARTURE: 120.1
WX AWOS-3 at PWT (15 nm NW): 121.2 (360-674-2811)
WX ASOS at SEA (15 nm NE): PHONE 206-431-2834
WX AWOS-3 at PLU (15 nm SE): 128.575 (253-848-2748)
WX ASOS at BFI (19 nm NE): PHONE 206-763-6904
WX ASOS at RNT (20 nm NE): PHONE 425-255-6080
  • FREQ 121.5 NOT AVBL.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
TCMr308/8.4MCCHORD VORTAC109.6022E
SEAr208/14.8SEATTLE VORTAC116.8019E
OLMr018/22.2OLYMPIA VORTAC113.4019E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
GRAYE353/7.121616EGRF --. .-. ..-.
DONDO223/12.422419EODD --- -.. -..
CARNEY109/13.627420ECAN -.-. .- -.
KITSAP136/15.320616EPWT .--. .-- -
LACOMAS341/15.632816ELAC .-.. .- -.-.
RENTON210/20.135317ERNT .-. -. -
MASON COUNTY068/20.734819EMNC -- -. -.-.

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: LOW
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 5002 x 150 ft. / 1525 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt/aggregate friction seal coat, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 50.0
Double wheel: 80.0
Double tandem: 80.0
Dual double tandem: 150.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 47-16.484717N47-15.668057N
Longitude: 122-34.612685W122-34.760175W
Elevation: 291.3 ft.294.2 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 167 magnetic, 187 true347 magnetic, 007 true
Markings: precision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path)4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Approach lights: MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: PIERCE COUNTY PUB WORKS & UTILITIES
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES BUILDING, 9850 64TH STREET WEST
UNIVERSITY PLACE, WA 98467
Phone 253-798-7109
Manager: DEB WALLACE
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES BUILDING, 9850 64TH STREET WEST
UNIVERSITY PLACE, WA 98467
Phone 253-798-7109

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 132
Single engine airplanes: 104
Multi engine airplanes: 15
Jet airplanes: 6
Helicopters: 7
    
Aircraft operations: avg 216/day *
56% transient general aviation
40% local general aviation
2% air taxi
2% military
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2011

Additional Remarks

E94 LAWRS OPERS DURING TWR OPNS ONLY.
NOISE SENSITIVE ARPT; FOR NOISE ABATEMENT & TFC PROCEDURES CALL AMGR 253-221-4637.
DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS RWY 17   download (220KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17   download (221KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35   download (227KB)
NDB RWY 35   download (232KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (58KB)
 
Departure Procedures
NARROWS ONE   download (139KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (223KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KTCM - McChord Field Airport (Joint Base Lewis-McChord) (9 nm SE)
KGRF - Gray Army Airfield (Joint Base Lewis-McChord) (11 nm S)
S50 - Auburn Municipal Airport (15 nm E)
KPWT - Bremerton National Airport (15 nm NW)
KSEA - Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (15 nm NE)
KPLU - Pierce County Airport - Thun Field (15 nm SE)
KBFI - Boeing Field/King County International Airport (19 nm NE)
KRNT - Renton Municipal Airport (20 nm NE)
 
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Area around KTIW (Tacoma Narrows Airport)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KTIW (Tacoma Narrows Airport)
Photo by Matt Forsey
Photo taken 05-Apr-2011
looking northeast.

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Sectional chart

 
Airport diagram
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Diagram of KTIW (Tacoma Narrows Airport)
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From to KTIW

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Oct-2013
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0014:00
Sunrise07:3114:31
Sunset18:2001:20
Evening civil twilight18:5101:51

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  17-Oct-2013 00:32:21
Local (UTC-7)  16-Oct-2013 17:32:21
 
METAR
KTIW 162253Z 36004KT 10SM OVC013 12/08 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP225 T01170078
KTCM 
10nm SE 
162258Z AUTO 12002KT 10SM OVC017 12/09 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP225 T01240091 $
KGRF 
12nm S 
162258Z AUTO 32002KT 10SM OVC017 12/08 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP225 T01210078 PWINO $
KSEA 
15nm NE 
162253Z 06006KT 7SM OVC014 12/08 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP232 T01220078
KPLU 
15nm SE 
162255Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM 11/09 A3019 RMK AO2
KPWT 
16nm NW 
162255Z AUTO 03006KT 10SM CLR 13/08 A3020 RMK AO1
KBFI 
20nm NE 
162253Z 04003KT 10SM OVC018 13/08 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP223 T01330078
TAF
KTCM 
10nm SE 
1619/1719 VRB03KT 9999 OVC012 QNH3014INS BECMG 1621/1622 03006KT 9999 SCT012 QNH3013INS BECMG 1703/1704 VRB03KT 9999 SKC QNH3018INS BECMG 1707/1708 VRB02KT 3200 BR FEW004 QNH3012INS BECMG 1711/1712 VRB02KT 0400 FG VV002 QNH3021INS T16/1623Z T06/1711Z AMD 161939
KGRF 
12nm S 
1620/1719 VRB03KT 9999 OVC012 QNH3014INS BECMG 1620/1621 VRB03KT 9999 OVC015 QNH3004INS BECMG 1623/1624 03006KT 9999 SCT020 QNH3013INS BECMG 1703/1704 VRB03KT 9999 SKC QNH3018INS BECMG 1707/1708 VRB02KT 3200 BR FEW004 QNH3012INS BECMG 1711/1712 VRB02KT 0400 FG VV002 QNH3021INS T16/1623Z T06/1711Z AMD 162011
KSEA 
15nm NE 
162017Z 1620/1724 03007KT 4SM HZ SCT008 OVC012 FM162300 36004KT P6SM BKN250 FM170900 06003KT 4SM BR BKN012 FM171500 06004KT 2SM BR OVC003
KBFI 
20nm NE 
162017Z 1620/1718 VRB05KT 6SM BR SCT006 OVC016 FM162200 33003KT P6SM FEW250 FM170900 00000KT P6SM BKN007 FM171500 11002KT 4SM BR BKN003
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Narrows Aviation 253-853-7742
toll-free 1-866-724-8514
Aviation fuel, Oxygen service, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Hangar leasing / sales, GPU / Power cart, Passenger terminal and lounge, ...
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Avfuel
100LL Jet A
FS $6.56 $5.35 
SS $5.98 --- 
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Pavco Flight Center 253-851-5577
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100LL Jet A
FS $6.83 $5.43 
 Updated 07-Oct-2013
 
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SS=Self service
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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Distance Comments
Tosch Aircraft 253-851-6977
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Tacoma Narrows Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Tacoma Narrows Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KTIW have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
BW PLUS WESLEY INN AND SUITES 3.5 171-300
COMFORT INN FEDERAL WAY 12.9 100-105
 

Other hotels near Tacoma Narrows Airport

Miles Price ($)
INN AT GIG HARBOR 2.8 139-140

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Tacoma Narrows Airport

2 in Gig Harbor
17 in Tacoma
7 in Fife
10 in Federal Way
3 in Puyallup
3 in Des Moines
6 in Auburn
27 in SeaTac
12 in Kent
7 in Lacey
 

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