FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | SWW |
| Lat/Long: | 32-28-02.5067N / 100-27-59.6317W
32-28.041778N / 100-27.993862W
32.4673630 / -100.4665644
(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: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
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 |
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| ABIr258/30.5 | | ABILENE VORTAC | | 113.70 | | 10E |
| TQAr283/35.7 | | TUSCOLA VOR/DME | | 111.60 | | 10E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| 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 good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 32-28.562763N | | 32-27.605777N |
| Longitude: | 100-28.167823W | | 100-28.042188W |
| Elevation: | 2340.7 ft. | | 2369.1 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: | none | | 25 ft. tree, 810 ft. from runway, 140 ft. right of centerline, 24:1 slope to clear |
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 5659 x 75 ft. / 1725 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 32-27.659043N | | 32-28.336802N |
| Longitude: | 100-28.257433W | | 100-27.500877W |
| Elevation: | 2379.5 ft. | | 2337.0 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: | JOHN HOWARD
317 COLLEGE 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 04 March 2009 | |
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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| NDB OR GPS RWY 17 | |
download (228KB) |
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 (45 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 04-Jul-2009
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:12 | | 11:12 |
| Sunrise | | 06:41 | | 11:41 |
| Sunset | | 20:52 | | 01:52 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:20 | | 02:20 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 03:07:49 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 04-Jul-2009 22:07:49 |
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| METAR |
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| KSWW | 050225Z AUTO 22007KT 10SM TS SCT100 25/21 A2996 RMK AO1 LTG DSNT NE AND SW T02450212
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| TAF |
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KABI
40nm E | 050108Z 0501/0524 17007KT P6SM VCTS SCT060CB TEMPO 0501/0505 VRB18G26KT 3SM -TSRA BR BKN040CB FM050800 29008KT P6SM BKN060CB FM051100 35008KT P6SM BKN060CB
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| NOTAMs |
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