FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | TIW |
| Lat/Long: | 47-16-04.6000N 122-34-41.2000W
47-16.076667N 122-34.686667W
47.2679444,-122.5781111
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| Elevation: | 294.8 ft. / 89.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 20E (1990) |
| From city: | 4 miles W of TACOMA, WA |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 98335 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | SEATTLE CENTER |
| FSS: | SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | TIW (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-1600 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1294.8 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | WHEN ATCT CLSD, ACTVT MALSR RWY 17; REIL RWY 35; PAPI RWY 17 & 35; MIRL 17/35 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| International operations: | customs landing rights airport
CUSTOMS - 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 ASOS at TCM (9 nm SE): | PHONE 253-982-3434 |
| WX AWOS-3PT at PWT (15 nm NW): | 121.2 (360-674-2811) |
| WX ASOS at SEA (15 nm NE): | PHONE 206-214-2592 |
| WX AWOS-3 at PLU (15 nm SE): | 128.575 (253-848-2748) |
| WX ASOS at BFI (19 nm NE): | PHONE 206-658-6435 |
| WX ASOS at RNT (20 nm NE): | 126.95 (425-255-6080) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| SEAr208/14.8 | | SEATTLE VORTAC | | 116.80 | | 19E |
| OLMr018/22.2 | | OLYMPIA VORTAC | | 113.40 | | 19E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 5002 x 100 ft. / 1525 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, 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: | 47-16.484690N | | 47-15.668117N |
| Longitude: | 122-34.612695W | | 122-34.760128W |
| Elevation: | 291.8 ft. | | 294.7 ft. |
| 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-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
PAPI UNUSBL BYD 5.0 DEGREES LEFT OF CNTRLN. |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | 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
9850 - 64TH ST. W.
UNIVERSITY PLACE, WA 98467-7322
Phone 253-798-2421 |
| Manager: | ROD PROPST
1202 - 26TH AVE. N.W.
GIG HARBOR, WA 98335-7322
Phone 253-798-8550 |
Additional Remarks
| - | NOISE ABATEMENT PROC IN EFCT - AMGR. |
| - | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | LAWRS OPS DURG TWR HR. |
| - | EMERG FREQ 121.5 NOT MNT AT ATCT. |
| - | FOR CD WHEN ATCT IS CLSD CTC SEATTLE APCH AT 206-214-4723. |
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 from 30 October 2025 at 0901Z to 27 November 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 17 | |
download (242KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (255KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (257KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (86KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| NARROWS ONE | |
download (153KB) |
| 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 |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Brian Quarles
Photo taken 06-Oct-2014
looking east/southeast.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Tacoma Narrows Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sectional chart |
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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 24-Nov-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:54 | | 14:54 |
| Sunrise | | 07:28 | | 15:28 |
| Sunset | | 16:26 | | 00:26 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:00 | | 01:00 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Nov-2025 00:14:27 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 24-Nov-2025 16:14:27 |
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| METAR |
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| KTIW | 242353Z 20009KT 10SM BKN100 08/04 A3034 RMK AO2 SLP278 60000 T00780044 10089 20067 53001
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KTCM
10nm SE | 242355Z AUTO 20009KT 10SM BKN090 08/05 A3034 RMK AO2 SLP280 60003 T00820050 10094 20074 53001 $
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KGRF
12nm S | 242355Z AUTO 15009KT 10SM BKN080 08/05 A3033 RMK AO2 RAB11E20 SLP277 P0000 60003 T00790050 10095 20068 53001 $
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KSEA
15nm NE | 242353Z 19012G18KT 10SM SCT021 BKN028 BKN200 08/04 A3035 RMK AO2 SLP285 60000 T00830039 10083 20067 53002 $
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KPLU
15nm SE | 242355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC090 08/05 A3035 RMK AO2
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KPWT
16nm NW | 242356Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN011 OVC017 07/07 A3035 RMK AO2 CIG 008V012 SLP283 60004 T00720067 10072 20044 53008
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KBFI
20nm NE | 242353Z 15005KT 10SM BKN024 BKN032 BKN041 09/06 A3035 RMK AO2 SLP278 60002 T00890056 10094 20067 53003
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KTCM
10nm SE | 242100Z 2421/2603 20010G15KT 9000 -SHRA BKN030 OVC060 610309 QNH3034INS BECMG 2500/2501 20006KT 9999 NSW SCT020 BKN100 QNH3034INS BECMG 2512/2513 VRB06KT 9000 -RA BKN020 OVC050 620309 QNH3032INS TEMPO 2515/2520 6000 RA BKN005 OVC015 BEMCG 2521/2522 14006KT 9000 -SHRA BKN010 OVC020 610409 QNH3021INS TX09/2423Z TN02/2511Z
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KGRF
12nm S | 242100Z 2421/2603 20010G15KT 9999 FEW015 OVC030 620353 QNH3023INS BECMG 2423/2424 20010KT 9999 SCT015 BKN025 620352 QNH3028INS BECMG 2504/2505 18004KT 8000 BR SKC QNH3032INS BECMG 2507/2508 18002KT 4800 BR SKC QNH3032INS BECMG 2510/2511 07001KT 4800 BR BKN070 OVC090 620709 QNH3032INS BECMG 2522/2523 10002KT 2400 -RA BR OVC005 620359 QNH3032INS BECMG 2601/2602 10002KT 2400 -RA BR OVC015 620509 QNH3032INS TX05/2520Z TN03/2514Z
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KSEA
15nm NE | 242055Z 2421/2524 20010KT 6SM -SHRA BR FEW020 BKN028 OVC040 FM250000 19007KT P6SM BKN050 FM250500 15005KT P6SM SCT050 OVC100 FM251500 11005KT P6SM -SHRA OVC050 FM251800 11005KT 5SM -RA BR SCT008 OVC020 FM252100 10007KT 3SM -RA BR OVC008
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KPWT
16nm NW | 242107Z 2421/2518 20010KT 6SM -SHRA BR BKN008 OVC020 FM242200 20007KT P6SM OVC035 FM250400 VRB03KT P6SM SCT004 OVC100 FM251400 VRB02KT 4SM -RA BR OVC025
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KBFI
20nm NE | 242106Z 2421/2518 20009KT P6SM -SHRA BKN015 OVC040 FM242200 19006KT P6SM OVC035 FM250000 19007KT P6SM BKN045 FM250500 16003KT P6SM SCT050 OVC100 FM251500 13003KT P6SM -SHRA OVC035
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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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UNICOM 122.95
253-853-7742
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Narrows Aviation provides essential support services to business, private and general aviation in the Pacific Northwest. Our services include, aviation fueling, line services, ground transportation, customer amenities, catering solutions, hangar, and office rentals. Our team is comprised of experienced professionals who undergo continuous training to ensure each customer and aircraft are taken care of with safe and exceptional service. Whether you are just visiting, here for business or choose our beautiful new facilities to be your new home base, Narrows Aviation looks forward to serving you.
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UNICOM 122.95
253-851-5577
toll-free 800-645-3563
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Serving you since 1982! Pavco has been servicing, fueling, chartering, training, maintaining, renting, and providing an aviation friendly environment to Tacoma Narrows Airport for over 35 years! We are your local Gig Harbor HERTZ RENTAL CAR AGENT with access to all categories of vehicles. 24-hour transient aircraft call-out service (1-800-645-3563), Volume JET-A discounts at 300, 500, & 1000 gallon increments and AVGAS at 50 gallons. We are an FAA repair station for piston engine, and your local Cessna Services Station.
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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities |
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253-313-0935
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Northwest Aviation Medicine provides all classes of Aviation Medical Exams (1rst, 2nd,3rd, and Basic Med) as well as EKGs and aviation consultation (in person or via virtual/telehealth platform) for more complicated certification issues.
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253-851-3009
toll-free 800-821-9927
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Avionics sales and service, Aviation accessories
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Where to Eat: Catering, Restaurants, Food shops |
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| The Hub at Gig Harbor Restaurant |
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253-853-1585
253-224-2624
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Catering, Internet access, Restrooms, Restaurant
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