FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
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 |
| 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: | | 15 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 15 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 86/week * | | 67% | local general aviation | | 33% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 21 June 2006 | |
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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 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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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-May-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:18 | | 11:18 |
| Sunrise | | 06:45 | | 11:45 |
| Sunset | | 20:31 | | 01:31 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:58 | | 01:58 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-May-2008 21:05:28 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 13-May-2008 16:05:28 |
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| METAR |
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| KSWW | 132045Z AUTO 26004KT 10SM CLR 35/M01 A2979 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
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KDYS
32nm E | 131816 22008KT 9999 SCT150 QNH2972INS BECMG 0001 13012KT 9999 SCT150 QNH2971INS BECMG 1112 05008KT 8000 TSRA BKN020CB QNH2984INS TEMPO 1215 VRB20G35KT TSRAGR T32/20Z T19/11Z AMD 1821
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KABI
40nm E | 131729Z 131818 25012G22KT P6SM SCT050 BKN150 FM0000 16012KT P6SM SCT050CB BKN200 TEMPO 0307 3SM -TSRA BR BKN025CB FM0900 08010KT P6SM SCT025 BKN120 FM1500 14010KT P6SM BKN025
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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