Seward Airport

Seward Airport
Seward Airport
	IATA: SWD; ICAO: PAWD; FAA LID: SWD; WMO: 70277;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region
Serves	Seward, Alaska
Elevation AMSL	22 ft / 7 m
Coordinates	60°07′37″N 149°25′08″W / 60.12694°N 149.41889°W
Map
	SWD Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations
Aircraft operations	10,510
Based aircraft	25
	Source: Federal Aviation Administration

Seward Airport (IATA: SWD, ICAO: PAWD, FAA LID: SWD) is a state-owned, public-use airport located two nautical miles (2.3 miles; 3.7 km) northeast of the central business district of Seward,^[1] a city in Kenai Peninsula Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.^[2]

History[edit]

The airport was built during World War II. It was named Walseth Air Force Base in honor of Major Marvin E. Walseth, a United States Army Air Forces pilot who died when his aircraft crashed on Umnak in July 1942 while returning from a reconnaissance mission over Kiska.^[3] It was closed by the United States Air Force in April 1947. It was excessed to the War Assets Administration and taken over by the Territory of Alaska. ^[4] ^[5] ^[6]

The airport previously had scheduled passenger service to Anchorage (ANC) provided by several commuter air carriers over the years but does not have airline flights at the present time.^[7]

Facilities and aircraft[edit]

Seward Airport covers an area of 302 acres (122 ha) at an elevation of 22 feet (7 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 13/31 is 4,240 by 100 feet (1,292 x 30 m) and 16/34 is 2,279 by 75 feet (695 x 23 m).^[1]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2009, the airport had 10,510 aircraft operations, an average of 28 per day: 57% general aviation, 43% air taxi, and <1% military. At that time there were 25 single-engine aircraft based at this airport.^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d FAA Airport Form 5010 for SWD PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective 30 June 2011.
^ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015: Appendix A (PDF, 2.03 MB). Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 4 October 2010.
^ The Airman's Almanac. Farrar & Rinehart, Incorporated. 1945. p. 410. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
^ This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
^ ArmyAirForces.Com
^ Air Force Flying Fields
^ http://www.departedflights.com, Official Airline Guide (OAG) editions, Anchorage flight schedules

External links[edit]

FAA Terminal Procedures for SWD, effective April 18, 2024
Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for SWD
- AirNav airport information for PAWD
- ASN accident history for SWD
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations for PAWD
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for SWD

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[FAA-1] FAA Airport Form 5010 for SWD PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective 30 June 2011.

[2] National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015: Appendix A (PDF, 2.03 MB). Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 4 October 2010.

[3] The Airman's Almanac. Farrar & Rinehart, Incorporated. 1945. p. 410. Retrieved November 8, 2022.

[4] This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

[5] ArmyAirForces.Com

[6] Air Force Flying Fields

[7] ttp://www.departedflights.com, Official Airline Guide (OAG) editions, Anchorage flight schedules

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