FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 JULY 2026
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: | 294.8 ft. / 89.9 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 |
| 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: | DENNIS SMITH
1202 - 26TH AVE. N.W.
GIG HARBOR, WA 98335-7322
Phone 253-798-8551 |
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 09 July 2026 at 0901Z to 06 August 2026 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 17 | |
download (235KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (250KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (249KB) |
| 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 16-Jul-2026
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| Morning civil twilight | | 04:53 | | 11:53 |
| Sunrise | | 05:32 | | 12:32 |
| Sunset | | 21:01 | | 04:01 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:39 | | 04:39 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 17-Jul-2026 03:18:24 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 16-Jul-2026 20:18:24 |
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| METAR |
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| KTIW | 170253Z 28004KT 10SM OVC019 15/12 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP166 T01500122 53002
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KTCM
10nm SE | 170255Z AUTO 31007KT 10SM BKN013 OVC019 16/13 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP166 T01620129 53002 CHINO RWY34 $
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KGRF
12nm S | 170255Z AUTO 26007KT 10SM OVC014 16/13 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP162 T01560125 53002 $
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KSEA
15nm NE | 170253Z 22005KT 10SM FEW018 OVC045 16/12 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP173 T01560122 53000 $
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KPLU
15nm SE | 170255Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM BR OVC019 16/15 A3003 RMK AO2
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KPWT
16nm NW | 170304Z AUTO 23008KT 10SM SCT014 BKN047 14/13 A3003 RMK AO2
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KBFI
20nm NE | 170300Z VRB04KT 10SM OVC046 16/12 A3002 RMK AO2 T01610122
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KTCM
10nm SE | 162100Z 1621/1803 25010G15KT 9999 BKN015 QNH3002INS BECMG 1709/1710 23005KT 9999 BKN020 OVC030 QNH3005INS BECMG 1718/1719 23005KT 9999 FEW030 SCT040 QNH3006INS BECMG 1721/1722 25010G15KT 9999 FEW040 QNH3003INS TX19/1701Z TN13/1712Z
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KGRF
12nm S | 162100Z 1621/1803 17006KT 9999 OVC010 QNH2998INS BECMG 1621/1622 17008KT 9999 BKN012 OVC020 QNH2998INS BECMG 1718/1719 17008KT 9999 BKN035 QNH3002INS BECMG 1723/1724 20010KT 9999 SCT045 QNH2998INS TX21/1701Z TN13/1712Z
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KSEA
15nm NE | 162045Z 1621/1724 22010G18KT P6SM BKN040 PROB30 1623/1702 3SM TSRA BR BKN020CB BKN040 FM170200 22007KT P6SM BKN050 FM171200 20004KT P6SM BKN025 FM171800 23007KT P6SM BKN035 FM172100 24007KT P6SM SCT035
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KPWT
16nm NW | 170006Z 1700/1724 22010G18KT P6SM -SHRA VCTS BKN012CB BKN040 PROB30 1700/1702 3SM TSRA BR BKN020CB BKN040 FM170200 21008KT P6SM BKN050 FM171200 22004KT P6SM BKN020 FM171500 21007KT P6SM BKN009 BKN011 FM171700 22007KT P6SM BKN020 FM171900 24007KT P6SM SCT035
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KBFI
20nm NE | 162046Z 1621/1718 21008G16KT P6SM -SHRA BKN020 BKN040 PROB30 1623/1702 3SM TSRA BR BKN020CB BKN040 FM170200 19005KT P6SM BKN050 FM171200 20004KT P6SM BKN025 FM171700 22007KT P6SM BKN035
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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
253-851-5577
toll-free 800-645-3563
[web site]
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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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UNICOM 122.95
253-853-7742
[web site]
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Skyport Aviation delivers elite ground handling with seamless efficiency, and executive-level care--while strategically managing fuel costs to pass meaningful savings directly on to customers.
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 | | 100LL | Jet A | | FS | | $7.50 | | $7.40 | | SS | | $7.30 | | --- | | Updated 14-Jul-2026 |
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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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| The Hub at Gig Harbor Restaurant |
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253-853-1585
253-224-2624
[web site]
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Catering, Internet access, Restrooms, Restaurant
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