AirportsTacoma Narrows Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Tacoma, in Washington, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is TIW.
Key facts
- IATA code
- TIW
- ICAO code
- KTIW
- City
- Tacoma
- State or region
- Washington
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 47.2674° N, 122.5773° W
- Elevation
- 90 m (294 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,525 m (5,002 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, TIW means Tacoma Narrows Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KTIW. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 47.2674° N, 122.5773° W. It stands 90 metres (294 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Seattle, about 42 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Los Angeles, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Tacoma Narrows Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,525 metres (5,002 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 486.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 1,525 m 5,002 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle–Tacoma International AirportSeattle | SEA | 28 km |
| King County International Airport - Boeing FieldSeattle | BFI | 36 km |
| Olympia Regional AirportOlympia | OLM | 41 km |
| Kenmore Air Harbor Seaplane BaseSeattle | LKE | 44 km |
| Kenmore Air Harbor LLC Seaplane BaseKenmore | KEH | 59 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,356 km | 14 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,476 km | 15 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,949 km | 14 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,730 km | 9 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,909 km | 5 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 1,522 km | 2 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 12,975 km | 16 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,704 km | 9 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,445 km | 15 h 30 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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