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2W3 Swanson Airport
Eatonville, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 2W3
Lat/Long: 46-52-17.9210N / 122-15-25.9740W
46-52.298683N / 122-15.432900W
46.8716447 / -122.2572150
(estimated)
Elevation: 843 ft. / 257 m (estimated)
Variation: 20E (1985)
From city: 1 mile NE of EATONVILLE, WA
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 98328

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 10/1952
Sectional chart: SEATTLE
Control tower: no
ARTCC: SEATTLE CENTER
FSS: SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: SEA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0800-2000
Pattern altitude: 1643 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-0000
AFTER 0000, ACTVT MIRL RY 16/34 - CTAF.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3 at PLU (14 nm N): 128.575 (253-848-2748)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
TCMr130/18.8MCCHORD VORTAC109.6022E
OLMr084/27.1OLYMPIA VORTAC113.4019E
SEAr157/33.9SEATTLE VORTAC116.8019E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
LACOMAS106/14.732818ELAC .-.. .- -.-.
DONDO157/29.622419EODD --- -.. -..
RENTON166/37.535317ERNT .-. -. -

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions: 2990 x 36 ft. / 911 x 11 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Runway edge markings: APRT NAME PAINTED IN CENTER OF RY.
RUNWAY 16  RUNWAY 34
Gradient: 0.3%0.3%
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Markings: basic, in fair conditionbasic, in fair condition
Obstructions: 120 ft. trees, 696 ft. from runway, 4:1 slope to clear28 ft. gnd, 330 ft. from runway, 4:1 slope to clear
TREES +14 FT TO 70 FT FM 60 FT TO 200 FT FM THLD.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: TOWN OF EATONVILLE
PO BOX 820
EATONVILLE, WA 98328
Phone 360-832-6215
Manager: H W BURLINGAME
PO BOX 820
EATONVILLE, WA 98328
Phone 360-832-6215

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 12
Single engine airplanes: 12
    
Aircraft operations: avg 115/week *
75% transient general aviation
25% local general aviation
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 30 April 2008

Additional Remarks

TREES IN APCH & TRANSITIONAL SFCS BOTH SIDES OF RWY.
CAUTION:DEER ON AND IN VCNTY OF ARPT.
BLDGS ARE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO RY.
GRAVEL SVC ROAD AROUND RY 16/34 NOT AVBL FOR ACFT OPNS. TAXI ON RY.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 2W3.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KPLU - Pierce County Airport - Thun Field (14 nm N)
KGRF - Gray Army Airfield (18 nm NW)
KTCM - McChord Air Force Base (18 nm NW)
KOLM - Olympia Regional Airport (27 nm W)
KTIW - Tacoma Narrows Airport (27 nm NW)
 
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From to 2W3

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Feb-2010
 Local
(UTC-8)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5214:52
Sunrise07:2415:24
Sunset17:2301:23
Evening civil twilight17:5501:55

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Feb-2010 17:49:05
Local (UTC-8)  09-Feb-2010 09:49:05
 
METAR
KPLU 
14nm N 
091730Z AUTO 00000KT 3SM BR OVC003 04/04 A3009 RMK AO2
KTCM 
17nm NW 
091716Z AUTO 36004KT 8SM OVC006 04/03 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP189
KGRF 
17nm NW 
091655Z VRB03KT 6SM BR OVC004 05/04 A3005 RMK AO2A SLP182 T00450037 $
KOLM 
27nm W 
091654Z 00000KT 3SM BR OVC005 06/04 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP183 T00560044
KTIW 
27nm NW 
091653Z 03004KT 10SM OVC007 05/03 A3006 RMK AO2 CIG 005V011 SLP182 T00500033
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