Tacoma Narrows Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Pierce County Public Works & Utilities | ||||||||||
Serves | Tacoma, Washington | ||||||||||
Location | Gig Harbor, Washington | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 295 ft / 90 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 47°16′05″N 122°34′41″W / 47.26806°N 122.57806°W | ||||||||||
Website | [1] | ||||||||||
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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.