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.
Tacoma Narrows Airport covers an area of 644 acres (261 ha) at an elevation of 295 feet (90 m) above mean sea level.
[1] For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2019, the airport had 53,276 aircraft operations, an average of 146 per day: 97% general aviation, 2% air taxi, and 1% military.
[10] The name was changed in 1982 in an attempt to quell residents' concerns over the nominally industrial nature of the airport and its impact on the area.
[11] The Tacoma Narrows Airport has had a tumultuous history, consisting of legal issues involving the land usage, securing funding, and resident concerns among others.
Funding remained an issue, as the city estimated that the cost of the airport and the clearing of land, grading of ground, and paving would amount to about one million dollars.