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 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| TCMr308/8.4 | | MCCHORD VORTAC | | 109.60 | | 22E |
| SEAr208/14.8 | | SEATTLE VORTAC | | 116.80 | | 19E |
| OLMr018/22.2 | | OLYMPIA VORTAC | | 113.40 | | 19E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| GRAYE | | 353/7.1 | | 216 | | 16E | | GRF | --. .-. ..-. |
| DONDO | | 223/12.4 | | 224 | | 19E | | ODD | --- -.. -.. |
| CARNEY | | 109/13.6 | | 274 | | 20E | | CAN | -.-. .- -. |
| KITSAP | | 136/15.3 | | 206 | | 16E | | PWT | .--. .-- - |
| LACOMAS | | 341/15.6 | | 328 | | 16E | | LAC | .-.. .- -.-. |
| RENTON | | 210/20.1 | | 353 | | 17E | | RNT | .-. -. - |
| MASON COUNTY | | 068/20.7 | | 348 | | 19E | | MNC | -- -. -.-. |
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 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 47-16.484717N | | 47-15.668057N |
| Longitude: | 122-34.612685W | | 122-34.760175W |
| Elevation: | 291.3 ft. | | 294.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 167 magnetic, 187 true | | 347 magnetic, 007 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | nonprecision, 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 lights | | yes, 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 |
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| 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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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Matt Forsey
Photo taken 05-Apr-2011
looking northeast.
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:00 | | 14:00 |
| Sunrise | | 07:31 | | 14:31 |
| Sunset | | 18:20 | | 01:20 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:51 | | 01:51 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 17-Oct-2013 00:32:21 |
| Local (UTC-7) | 16-Oct-2013 17:32:21 |
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| METAR |
| KTIW | 162253Z 36004KT 10SM OVC013 12/08 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP225 T01170078
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KTCM 10nm SE | 162258Z AUTO 12002KT 10SM OVC017 12/09 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP225 T01240091 $
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KGRF 12nm S | 162258Z AUTO 32002KT 10SM OVC017 12/08 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP225 T01210078 PWINO $
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KSEA 15nm NE | 162253Z 06006KT 7SM OVC014 12/08 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP232 T01220078
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KPLU 15nm SE | 162255Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM 11/09 A3019 RMK AO2
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KPWT 16nm NW | 162255Z AUTO 03006KT 10SM CLR 13/08 A3020 RMK AO1
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KBFI 20nm NE | 162253Z 04003KT 10SM OVC018 13/08 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP223 T01330078
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| 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
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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
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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
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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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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support |
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Services / Description | | Fuel Prices | | Comments | |
| Narrows Aviation |
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253-853-7742 toll-free 1-866-724-8514 |
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Aviation fuel, Oxygen service, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Hangar leasing / sales, GPU / Power cart, Passenger terminal and lounge, ...
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| Pavco Flight Center |
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253-851-5577
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| 100LL | Jet A | | FS | | $6.83 | | $5.43 | | Updated 07-Oct-2013 |
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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities |
| Business Name | | Contact | |
Services / Description | | Distance | | Comments | |
| Tosch Aircraft |
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253-851-6977
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