FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 NOVEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | SWT |
| Lat/Long: | 40-51-53.0000N / 097-06-33.2000W 40-51.883333N / 097-06.553333W 40.8647222 / -97.1092222 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1506 ft. / 459.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 06E (2000) |
| From city: | 3 miles S of SEWARD, NE |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Savings Time) |
| Zip code: | 68434 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 01/1976 |
| Sectional chart: | OMAHA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | COLUMBUS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | OLU (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-SAT 0800-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 16/34; PAPI RYS 16 & 34; WINDSOCK - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| LINCOLN APPROACH: | 124.0 |
| LINCOLN DEPARTURE: | 124.0 |
| WX ASOS at LNK (16 nm E): | PHONE 402-474-9214 |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 128.75/346.3 (OMAHA RCAG) WHEN APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| LNKr249/17.0 | | LINCOLN VORTAC | | 116.10 | | 09E |
| OLUr155/36.6 | | COLUMBUS VOR/DME | | 111.80 | | 08E |
| BIEr327/37.5 | | BEATRICE VOR/DME | | 110.60 | | 07E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| SEWARD | | at field | | 269 | | 06E | | SWT | ... .-- - |
| YORK | | 089/23.1 | | 257 | | 06E | | JYR | .--- -.-- .-. |
| BEKLOF | | 045/26.6 | | 392 | | 07E | | FMZ | ..-. -- --.. |
| WAHOO | | 219/32.2 | | 400 | | 07E | | AHQ | .- .... --.- |
| BIG BLUE | | 330/33.0 | | 248 | | 06E | | BJU | -... .--- ..- |
| SHAW | | 330/39.4 | | 263 | | 06E | | HWB | .... .-- -... |
| PLATTE CENTER | | 154/39.9 | | 407 | | 08E | | PLT | .--. .-.. - |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 4200 x 75 ft. / 1280 x 23 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 45.0 | | Double tandem: | 90.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 40-52.156262N | | 40-51.467918N |
| Longitude: | 097-06.573540W | | 097-06.485250W |
| Elevation: | 1494.0 ft. | | 1505.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 168 magnetic, 174 true | | 348 magnetic, 354 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: | none | | 13 ft. road, 730 ft. from runway, 34:1 slope to clear |
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 3400 x 150 ft. / 1036 x 46 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 40-51.781667N | | 40-52.163250N |
| Longitude: | 097-06.854367W | | 097-06.314583W |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 041 magnetic, 047 true | | 221 magnetic, 227 true |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | SEWARD AIRPORT AUTHORITY BOX 278 SEWARD, NE 68434 Phone 402-643-2125 SCOTT DEY, AIRPORT AUTHORITY CHAIRMAN |
| Manager: | GREG WHISLER RR2 BOX 227 SEWARD, NE 68434 Phone 402-643-2125 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 36 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 35 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 35/day * | | 71% | local general aviation | | 28% | transient general aviation | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 16 August 2007 | |
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 20 November 2008 at 0901Z and 18 December 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 16 | |
download (181KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 34 | |
download (202KB) |
| NDB RWY 16 | |
download (170KB) |
| NDB RWY 34 | |
download (192KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (25KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KLNK - Lincoln Airport (16 nm E)
KCEK - Crete Municipal Airport (17 nm SE)
93Y - David City Municipal Airport (22 nm N)
KJYR - York Municipal Airport (23 nm W)
KFMZ - Fairmont State Airfield (27 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Tom Winter
Photo taken 29-Aug-2008
looking south
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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 01-Dec-2008
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:05 | | 13:05 |
| Sunrise | | 07:36 | | 13:36 |
| Sunset | | 17:00 | | 23:00 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:31 | | 23:31 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 01-Dec-2008 17:36:04 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 01-Dec-2008 11:36:04 |
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| METAR |
KLNK 16nm E | 011654Z 34012KT 10SM OVC023 M01/M07 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP181 T10111072
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KJYR 23nm W | 011710Z AUTO 33010G17KT 10SM SCT024 00/M08 A3002 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KLNK 16nm E | 011509Z 0115/0212 34018G26KT P6SM SCT025 TEMPO 0115/0117 OVC025 FM011700 33014G23KT P6SM BKN035 TEMPO 0117/0119 BKN028 FM020000 VRB03KT P6SM FEW040 SCT200 FM020600 19006KT P6SM SCT100 BKN200
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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