FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 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) |
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 17-May-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 04:08 | | 12:08 |
| Sunrise | | 05:15 | | 13:15 |
| Sunset | | 22:34 | | 06:34 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 23:40 | | 07:40 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 06:51:24 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 17-May-2013 22:51:24 |
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| METAR |
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| PAWD | 180553Z AUTO 32012G19KT 10SM BKN042 OVC055 06/M01 A2943 RMK AO2 SLP966 60000 T00611006 10078 20056 53011 TSNO
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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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