FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 MAY 2023
Location
| FAA Identifier: | SWD |
| Lat/Long: | 60-07-47.5891N 149-24-59.8660W
60-07.793152N 149-24.997767W
60.1298859,-149.4166294
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 27.7 ft. / 8 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 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-283-7211] |
| NOTAMs facility: | SWD (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Pattern altitude: | TPA FIXED WING 1000 FT AGL. RWYS 31 & 34 ARRIVALS MAINTAIN AT LEAST 800 FT AGL UNTIL TURNING FINAL. RWYS 13 & 16 DEPARTURES CLIMB STRAIGHT AHEAD TO AT LEAST 800 FT AGL BEFORE TURNING WESTBOUND. |
| 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: | 4249 x 100 ft. / 1295 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 60-08.062500N | | 60-07.481500N |
| Longitude: | 149-25.260167W | | 149-24.486500W |
| Elevation: | 27.7 ft. | | 18.7 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 127 magnetic, 146 true | | 307 magnetic, 326 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
RWY 31 VASI ALIGNMENT OFFSET 5 DEG. CLOCKWISE FROM RWY CENTERLINE, VASI UNUSBL BYD 5 DEG. RIGHT OF RWY CENTERLINE; VASI DOES NOT PROVIDE OBSTRUCTION CLEARANCE BYD 3 NM, UNUSBL BYD 3 NM. |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 65 ft. trees, 1050 ft. from runway, 13:1 slope to clear | | 5 ft. brush, 202 ft. from runway, 35 ft. left of centerline
NUMEROUS SMALL TREES AND SHRUBS, BOTH SIDES OUT TO 100 FT OFF THE END OF RWY. |
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 |
| Elevation: | 25.4 ft. | | 17.4 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 158 magnetic, 177 true | | 338 magnetic, 357 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 68 ft. trees, 885 ft. from runway, 220 ft. left of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear | | none
NUMEROUS SMALL SHRUBS AND TREES GROWING OFF THE END OF RWY, BOTH SIDES FROM THE THLD OUT TO 200 FT OFF THE END OF RWY. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | ALASKA DOT&PF CENTRAL REGION
PO BOX 196900
ANCHORAGE, AK 99519-6900
Phone 907-262-2199 |
| Manager: | ROB SMITH
30049 SEWARD HWY MP 23.9
SEWARD, AK 99664
Phone 907-262-1187
ALT PH: 907-262-1187 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 23 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 23 |
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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 2019 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV |
| - | FLOCKS OF MIGRATING BIRDS WITHIN 10 NM RADIUS OF ARPT SPRING THROUGH FALL. |
| - | ARPT CLSD FIXED WING ACFT OVR 12500 LBS. |
| - | COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -4C. |
| - | UNATTENDED; STATE MAINTAINED ONLY ON IRREGULAR BASIS; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO EVERY TAKE OFF OR LANDING. |
| - | HEAVY ACFT RESTRICTED TO NORTH TWY & NORTH 400 FT OF APRON. |
| - | 4 INCH DIP, 15 INCHES WIDE, FM NORTH THLD OF RWY 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. |
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 from 18 May 2023 at 0901Z to 15 June 2023 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS)-A | |
download (568KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (22KB) |
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| SEWAR ONE (OBSTACLE) (RNAV) | |
download (153KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (148KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PASX - Soldotna Airport (53 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 01-Jun-2023
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| Morning civil twilight | | 03:20 | | 11:20 |
| Sunrise | | 04:46 | | 12:46 |
| Sunset | | 23:05 | | 07:05 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 00:31 | | 08:31 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 01-Jun-2023 16:29:36 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 01-Jun-2023 08:29:36 |
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| METAR |
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| PAWD | 011553Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC042 08/03 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP151 T00780033 TSNO
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| NOTAMs |
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