FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
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 Saving 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 |
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 | | 220/32.2 | | 400 | | 06E | | 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 |
| Gradient: | S |
| 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% UP | | 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 DICK HANS, AIRPORT AUTHORITY CHAIRMAN |
| Manager: | GREG WHISLER RR2 BOX 227 SEWARD, NE 68434 Phone 402-643-2125 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 31 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 30 | | 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 July 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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 34 | |
download (200KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 16 | |
download (180KB) |
| NDB RWY 16 | |
download (169KB) |
| NDB RWY 34 | |
download (181KB) |
| 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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| Airport distance calculator |
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Times for 13-Feb-2012
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:58 | | 12:58 |
| Sunrise | | 07:26 | | 13:26 |
| Sunset | | 17:59 | | 23:59 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:27 | | 00:27 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Feb-2012 11:50:05 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 13-Feb-2012 05:50:05 |
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| METAR |
KLNK 16nm E | 131054Z AUTO 16011KT 10SM BKN014 OVC021 M04/M05 A2989 RMK AO2 SNE35 SLP134 P0001 T10391050
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KJYR 23nm W | 131055Z AUTO 17010KT 2 1/2SM BR OVC004 M04/M04 A2982 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KLNK 16nm E | 131020Z 1310/1406 16012KT 3SM -SN BR OVC025 TEMPO 1310/1312 1 1/2SM -SN BR OVC015 FM131200 17010KT 3SM -FZDZSN BR OVC007 FM131800 19012KT 5SM BR OVC012 FM140100 26008KT P6SM OVC020
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| NOTAMs |
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