FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | SWW |
| Lat/Long: | 32-28-02.5000N / 100-27-59.6000W 32-28.041667N / 100-27.993333W 32.4673611 / -100.4665556 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2380 ft. / 725.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 08E (1990) |
| From city: | 3 miles W of SWEETWATER, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 79556 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1946 |
| Sectional chart: | DALLAS-FT WORTH |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | FORT WORTH CENTER |
| FSS: | FORT WORTH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [817-541-3474] |
| NOTAMs facility: | SWW (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1800 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | SS-SR |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 119.025 (325-236-9652) |
| ABILENE APPROACH: | 127.2 |
| ABILENE DEPARTURE: | 127.2 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| ABIr258/30.5 | | ABILENE VORTAC | | 113.70 | | 10E |
| TQAr283/35.7 | | TUSCOLA VOR/DME | | 111.60 | | 10E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| SWEETWATER | | at field | | 275 | | 08E | | SWW | ... .-- .-- |
| SNYDER | | 112/28.0 | | 359 | | 08E | | SDR | ... -.. .-. |
| WINTERS | | 314/39.6 | | 396 | | 08E | | IEW | .. . .-- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+ FOR FUEL AFT HRS CALL 325-235-8478. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 5840 x 100 ft. / 1780 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 32-28.562762N | | 32-27.605778N |
| Longitude: | 100-28.167825W | | 100-28.042190W |
| Elevation: | 2340.7 ft. | | 2369.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 166 magnetic, 174 true | | 346 magnetic, 354 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 6 ft. brush, 200 ft. from runway | | 15 ft. tree, 782 ft. from runway, 38:1 slope to clear |
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 5658 x 75 ft. / 1725 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 32-27.659045N | | 32-28.336608N |
| Longitude: | 100-28.257432W | | 100-27.501038W |
| Elevation: | 2379.5 ft. | | 2336.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.7% | | 0.7% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 035 magnetic, 043 true | | 215 magnetic, 223 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 32 ft. pole, 960 ft. from runway, 285 ft. left of centerline, 23:1 slope to clear | | 15 ft. road, 200 ft. from runway, 235 ft. left of centerline +15 FT GRVL ROAD 199 FT FM THLD 236 FT L OF CNTRLN. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF SWEETWATER PO BOX 450 SWEETWATER, TX 79556 Phone 325-236-6313 |
| Manager: | KIRT HARRIS 317 HOMER K. TAYLOR DR SWEETWATER, TX 79556 Phone 325-235-8478 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 19 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 18 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 86/week * | | 67% | local general aviation | | 33% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 06 February 2012 | |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 | |
download (222KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (233KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 22 | |
download (225KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (251KB) |
| NDB RWY 17 | |
download (175KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (18KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KSNK - Winston Field Airport (28 nm NW)
KDYS - Dyess Air Force Base (31 nm E)
77F - Winters Municipal Airport (40 nm SE)
KABI - Abilene Regional Airport (40 nm E)
F56 - Arledge Field Airport (46 nm NE)
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:15 | | 11:15 |
| Sunrise | | 06:43 | | 11:43 |
| Sunset | | 20:34 | | 01:34 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:01 | | 02:01 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 20:05:55 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 18-May-2013 15:05:55 |
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| METAR |
| KSWW | 181935Z AUTO 19016G25KT 10SM CLR 35/12 A2983 RMK AO2 T03500120
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| TAF |
KDYS 32nm E | 1817/1922 18025G35KT 9999 SCT100 BKN180 510002 QNH2975INS BECMG 1823/1824 18015G25KT 9000 -TSRA BKN070CB QNH2976INS TEMPO 1901/1904 18030G50KT 6000 +TSRAGR FEW025 BKN070CB OVC100 BECMG 1904/1905 17015KT 9999 NSW SCT100 QNH2978INS TEMPO 1905/1910 18015G25KT BECMG 1914/1915 20015G25KT 9999 SCT100 QNH2980INS T36/1821Z T21/1912Z AMD 181757
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KABI 40nm E | 181724Z 1818/1918 19020G30KT P6SM FEW100 FM190100 17014G22KT P6SM BKN100
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| NOTAMs |
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