FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 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
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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 22 January 2026 at 0901Z to 19 February 2026 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 17 | |
download (234KB) |
| 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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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 28-Jan-2026
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:09 | | 15:09 |
| Sunrise | | 07:42 | | 15:42 |
| Sunset | | 17:05 | | 01:05 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:38 | | 01:38 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 28-Jan-2026 12:33:55 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 28-Jan-2026 04:33:55 |
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| METAR |
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| KTIW | 281153Z AUTO 20015G21KT 10SM BKN034 OVC044 08/06 A3018 RMK AO2 RAE43 SLP222 P0003 60009 70010 T00780056 10083 20061 51017
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KTCM
10nm SE | 281215Z AUTO 18007KT 10SM FEW006 BKN031 OVC090 08/06 A3019 RMK AO2 DZB1156E05 SLP228 $
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KGRF
12nm S | 281156Z AUTO 14014KT 10SM SCT021 BKN031 OVC055 09/06 A3017 RMK AO2 DZE55 SLP222 $
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KSEA
15nm NE | 281223Z 16009KT 7SM BKN027 OVC036 07/06 A3020 RMK AO2 RAE10 P0001 T00720056
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KPLU
15nm SE | 281215Z AUTO 18005G11KT 8SM -DZ BKN030 OVC036 08/06 A3021 RMK AO2
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KPWT
16nm NW | 281203Z AUTO 19007KT 10SM BKN011 OVC023 06/06 A3019 RMK AO2
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KBFI
20nm NE | 281153Z 15006KT 10SM -RA SCT045 OVC060 07/04 A3019 RMK AO2 RAB02 SLP224 P0000 60000 70005 T00670044 10072 20061 53018
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KTCM
10nm SE | 280500Z 2805/2911 17010KT 9000 -SHRA BKN040 OVC050 610509 QNH3010INS BECMG 2810/2811 18015G22KT 9999 VCSH BKN025 OVC040 610509 510005 QNH3016INS BECMG 2814/2815 19010G18KT 9999 NSW BKN025 OVC050 610509 QNH3022INS BECMG 2818/2819 19010G15KT 9000 -SHRA BKN020 OVC040 610509 QNH3025INS BECMG 2900/2901 19010G20KT 9000 -SHRA BKN015 OVC030 610509 510005 QNH3024INS TX11/2823Z TN05/2812Z
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KGRF
12nm S | 280500Z 2805/2911 17006KT 9000 -SHRA OVC055 610555 QNH3009INS BECMG 2809/2810 18010G15KT 9999 NSW FEW025 OVC040 620504 520002 QNH3011INS BECMG 2812/2813 19010G20KT 9000 -RA SCT015 OVC025 650604 520002 QNH3013INS BECMG 2815/2817 18012KT 9999 NSW SCT030 OVC040 650502 520002 QNH3022INS BECMG 2821/2822 19009KT 8000 -SHRA SCT025 OVC035 520006 QNH3022INS BECMG 2901/2902 18009KT 9999 NSW OVC030 520006 QNH3020INS BECMG 2907/2908 18010G25KT 8000 -SHRA SCT015 OVC025 610607 530002 QNH3016INS TX12/2823Z TN0
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KSEA
15nm NE | 281126Z 2812/2918 17008KT P6SM -SHRA SCT035 OVC045 FM281500 17010KT P6SM VCSH OVC035 FM282100 20010G22KT P6SM -SHRA OVC025 FM290800 18010G22KT P6SM -SHRA OVC020 FM291100 16013G26KT P6SM -SHRA OVC015
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KPWT
16nm NW | 281126Z 2812/2912 20008KT P6SM -SHRA FEW030 OVC040 FM281500 20010KT P6SM VCSH OVC050 FM282100 19010G22KT P6SM -SHRA OVC020 FM290600 18015G26KT P6SM -SHRA OVC015
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KBFI
20nm NE | 281126Z 2812/2912 16008KT P6SM -SHRA SCT040 OVC050 FM281500 16010KT P6SM VCSH OVC040 FM282100 19010G22KT P6SM -SHRA OVC025 FM290800 18010G22KT P6SM -SHRA OVC020
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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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