Tacoma Narrows Airport

Tacoma Narrows Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerPierce County Public Works & Utilities
ServesTacoma, Washington
LocationGig Harbor, Washington
Elevation AMSL295 ft / 90 m
Coordinates47°16′05″N 122°34′41″W / 47.26806°N 122.57806°W / 47.26806; -122.57806
Website[1]
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 5,002 1,525 Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2019)53,276
Based aircraft (2019)130

Tacoma Narrows Airport (IATA: TIW, ICAO: KTIW, FAA LID: TIW) is a county-owned, public-use airport located 5 mi (8.0 km) west of the central business district of Tacoma, a city in Pierce County, Washington, United States.[1] It is situated south of Gig Harbor, Washington, one mile southwest of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. The airport was owned by the city of Tacoma until 2008, when it was purchased by Pierce County.[2]

It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2019–2023, in which it is categorized as a local general aviation facility.[3] There is no commercial airline at this airport; the closest airport with commercial airline service is Seattle–Tacoma International Airport, about 18 miles (29 km) to the northeast.

  1. ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for TIW PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective July 13, 2023.
  2. ^ "Tacoma Narrows Airport". Pierce County. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
  3. ^ "NPIAS Report 2019-2023 Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 3, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2018.