Airport type Public Location Gig Harbor, Washington Code TIW Phone +1 253-853-5844 | Serves Tacoma, Washington Elevation AMSL 295 ft / 90 m Elevation 89 m | |
Owner Pierce County Public Works & Utilities Website www.co.pierce.wa.us/... Address 1202 26th Ave NW, Gig Harbor, WA 98335, USA | ||
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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. 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.
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- Cessna 172 flight to tacoma narrows airport
- Cessna 172sp takeoff from tacoma narrows airport
- Facilities and aircraft
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This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.
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Facilities and aircraft
Tacoma Narrows Airport covers an area of 644 acres (261 ha) at an elevation of 295 feet (90 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 17/35 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,002 by 100 feet (1,525 x 46 m).
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2011, the airport had 78,841 aircraft operations, an average of 216 per day: 97% general aviation, 2% air taxi, and 2% military. At that time there were 138 aircraft based at this airport: 78% single-engine, 11% multi-engine, 5% jet, and 6% helicopter.