FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | SWD |
| Lat/Long: | 60-07-48.2900N / 149-25-00.6400W
60-07.804833N / 149-25.010667W
60.1300806 / -149.4168444
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 22 ft. / 7 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 19E (2010) |
| From city: | 2 miles NE of SEWARD, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 99664 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1947 |
| Sectional chart: | SEWARD |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [800-478-3576] |
| NOTAMs facility: | SWD (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT VASI RY 31 & MIRL RY 13/31 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX ASOS: | 135.2 (907-224-2440) |
- APCH/ DEP SVC PRVDD BY ANCHORAGE ARTCC ON FREQS. 119.7/269.0 (KENAI RCAG) .
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 4533 x 100 ft. / 1382 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 60-08.101000N | | 60-07.481333N |
| Longitude: | 149-25.311667W | | 149-24.485833W |
| Elevation: | 22.2 ft. | | 12.3 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 127 magnetic, 146 true | | 307 magnetic, 326 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 295 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
VASI ALIGNMENT OFFSET 5 DEG CLOCKWISE FM RY CNTRLN; VASI UNUSBL BYD 4 MILES. |
| Obstructions: | 50 ft. trees, 1050 ft. from runway, 17:1 slope to clear | | none |
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 2289 x 75 ft. / 698 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 60-08.020000N | | 60-07.644833N |
| Longitude: | 149-25.251167W | | 149-25.206333W |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 158 magnetic, 177 true | | 338 magnetic, 357 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Obstructions: | 40 ft. trees, 480 ft. from runway, 116 ft. left of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF AK DOTPF-CENTRAL RGN
POUCH 196900
ANCHORAGE, AK 99519-6900
Phone 907-262-2199 |
| Manager: | KARL HORST/CARL HIGH
BOX
SOLDOTNA, AK 99669
Phone 907-262-2199 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 25 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 25 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 29/day * | | 43% | air taxi | | 38% | transient general aviation | | 19% | local general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | STATE MAINTAINED ON IRREGULAR BASIS. |
| - | WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV |
| - | RCMD VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LANDING DUE TO RIVER FLOODING SEP-OCT. |
| - | FLOCKS OF MIGRATING BIRDS WITHIN 10 NM RADIUS OF ARPT SPRING THROUGH FALL. |
| - | HEAVY ACFT RESTRICTED TO NORTH TWY & NORTH 400' OF APRON. |
| - | 4 IN DIP 15' WIDE FM NORTH THR OF RY 16/34 DURG WINTER MONTHS. |
| - | RCMDED PROCEDURES IN EFFECT YEARLY 1 MAY THRU 15 SEP TO AVOID SEASONAL USE HELIPORT LCTD 1 NM SSW OF ARPT: TPA FIXED WING 1000 FT AGL. RYS 31 & 34 ARRIVALS MAINTAIN AT LEAST 800 FT AGL UNTIL TURNING FINAL. RYS 13 & 16 DEPARTURES CLIMB STRAIGHT AHEAD TO AT LEAST 800 FT AGL BEFORE TURNING WESTBOUND. |
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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) -A | |
download (530KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (22KB) |
Departure Procedures (Obstacle) |
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| SEWAR ONE (RNAV) (OBSTACLE) | |
download (128KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (148KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PASX - Soldotna Airport (52 nm NW)
PAEN - Kenai Municipal Airport (60 nm NW)
PANC - Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (65 nm N)
PAMR - Merrill Field Airport (66 nm N)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (68 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Jonathan Tack
Photo taken 07-Aug-2006
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 12-Aug-2013
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(UTC-8) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:12 | | 13:12 |
| Sunrise | | 06:06 | | 14:06 |
| Sunset | | 22:00 | | 06:00 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 22:53 | | 06:53 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 03:34:15 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 12-Aug-2013 19:34:15 |
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| METAR |
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| PAWD | 130253Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC016 14/13 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP177 T01390128 57003 TSNO
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| NOTAMs |
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