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2W3 Swanson Airport
Eatonville, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: 2W3
Lat/Long: 46-52-17.9210N / 122-15-25.9740W
46-52.298683N / 122-15.432900W
46.8716447 / -122.2572150
(estimated)
Elevation: 843 ft. / 257 m (estimated)
Variation: 20E (1985)
From city: 1 mile NE of EATONVILLE, WA
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 98328

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 10/1952
Sectional chart: SEATTLE
Control tower: no
ARTCC: SEATTLE CENTER
FSS: SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: SEA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0800-2000
Pattern altitude: 1643 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: yes, WINDSOCK FADED.
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-0000
AFTER 0000, ACTVT MIRL RY 16/34 - 122.8.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3 at PLU (14 nm N): 128.575 (253-848-2748)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
TCMr130/18.8MCCHORD VORTAC109.6022E
OLMr084/27.1OLYMPIA VORTAC113.4019E
SEAr157/33.9SEATTLE VORTAC116.8019E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
LACOMAS106/14.732818ELAC .-.. .- -.-.
DONDO157/29.622419EODD --- -.. -..
RENTON163/37.535320ERNT .-. -. -

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions: 2990 x 36 ft. / 911 x 11 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Runway edge markings: APRT NAME PAINTED IN CENTER OF RY.
RUNWAY 16  RUNWAY 34
Gradient: 0.3%0.3%
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Markings: basic, in fair conditionbasic, in fair condition
Obstructions: 120 ft. trees, 696 ft. from runway, 4:1 slope to clear28 ft. gnd, 330 ft. from runway, 4:1 slope to clear
TREES +14 FT TO 70 FT FM 60 FT TO 200 FT FM THLD.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: TOWN OF EATONVILLE
PO BOX 820
EATONVILLE, WA 98328
Phone 360-832-6215
Manager: H W BURLINGAME
PO BOX 820
EATONVILLE, WA 98328
Phone 360-832-6215

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 19
Single engine airplanes: 19
    
Aircraft operations: avg 115/week *
75% transient general aviation
25% local general aviation
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2005

Additional Remarks

TREES IN APCH & TRANSITIONAL SFCS BOTH SIDES OF RWY.
CAUTION:DEER ON AND IN VCNTY OF ARPT.
BLDGS ARE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO RY.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 2W3.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KPLU - Pierce County Airport - Thun Field (14 nm N)
KGRF - Gray Army Airfield (18 nm NW)
KTCM - McChord Air Force Base (18 nm NW)
KOLM - Olympia Airport (27 nm W)
KTIW - Tacoma Narrows Airport (27 nm NW)
 
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Area around 2W3 (Swanson Airport)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of 2W3 (Swanson Airport)
Taken in November 2007

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Sectional chart
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From to 2W3

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-May-2008
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:0612:06
Sunrise05:4112:41
Sunset20:3003:30
Evening civil twilight21:0504:05

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-May-2008 21:51:50
Local (UTC-7)  09-May-2008 14:51:50
 
METAR
KPLU 
14nm N 
092130Z AUTO 30006KT 10SM FEW045 14/03 A3010 RMK AO2
KTCM 
17nm NW 
092055Z 30006KT 10SM SCT046 13/02 A3013 RMK AO2A SLP203 T01310022 58012
KGRF 
17nm NW 
092055Z 26005KT 10SM BKN046 13/02 A3012 RMK AO2A SLP202 T01310025 56012
KOLM 
27nm W 
092054Z 00000KT 10SM BKN046 13/01 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP202 T01330006 56010
KTIW 
27nm NW 
092053Z VRB03KT 10SM SCT044 13/01 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP203 T01280011 56011
TAF
KTCM 
17nm NW 
092020 32009KT 9999 FEW022 SCT070 QNH3010INS BECMG 0203 20006KT 9999 FEW030 SCT060 BKN130 BKN280 QNH3006INS BECMG 1112 06006KT 9999 SCT020 BKN030 OVC090 620905 520209 QNH3000INS BECMG 1819 12009KT 9999 VCSH FEW020 BKN030 OVC055 610559 520209 QNH2998I
KGRF 
17nm NW 
092020 32009KT 9999 SCT022 BKN050 QNH3010INS BECMG 0203 20006KT 9999 FEW030 SCT060 BKN130 BKN280 QNH3006INS BECMG 1112 06006KT 9999 SCT020 BKN030 OVC090 620305 520009 QNH3000INS BECMG 1819 12009KT 9999 VCSH FEW020 BKN030 OVC055 610309 520009 QNH2998I
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