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Traffic Pattern Directions KTIW local VFR procedures

The current flow at KTIW is uncertain right now (WIND_INFERRED), so whether this procedure applies at this moment is unknown. Live runway page →

Not for navigation. Verify against the official sources linked below before flight.

noise abatement Airport sponsor published verified 2026-08-28 (42 d ago)

Published by the airport sponsor; voluntary unless ATC assigns it. If ATC assigns this route to you in Class B, C or D airspace, that assignment is an ATC instruction and compliance is required (14 CFR 91.123) — and “unable” remains available to the pilot in command.

Runway 17 standard left, runway 35 non-standard right — the right pattern exists as a noise abatement measure and to separate visual traffic from the instrument departure.

The route

  1. Runway 17: standard left-hand pattern
  2. Runway 35: non-standard right-hand pattern
  3. The County states the right pattern on 35 is applied as a noise abatement procedure and to avoid conflict between aircraft operating visually and those using the instrument departure procedure

When it applies

Source text, verbatim

[Tacoma Narrows Airport Master Plan Update, Chapter One - Inventory, Pierce County:]
Runway 17 uses a standard left traffic pattern while a non-standard right traffic pattern is used for Runway 35. Non-standard right traffic patterns are often implemented when area obstructions are present, community noise impacts require noise abatement procedures, environmentally sensitive areas must be avoided, or other issues need to be mitigated with traffic pattern adjustments. For Tacoma Narrows Airport, the right traffic pattern is applied as a noise abatement procedure and to avoid conflict between aircraft operating visually with those using the instrument departure procedure.
[County noise abatement map:] Runway 17: Standard Left-Hand Pattern / Runway 35: Non-Standard Right-Hand Pattern

The text above is the published source wording and is authoritative over any summary on this page.

Sources

All KTIW procedures · KTIW runway in use