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KSWI Sherman Municipal Airport
Sherman, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: SWI
Lat/Long: 33-37-26.9810N / 096-35-10.1010W
33-37.449683N / 096-35.168350W
33.6241614 / -96.5861392
(estimated)
Elevation: 745 ft. / 227.1 m (surveyed)
Variation: 07E (1980)
From city: 1 mile SE of SHERMAN, TX
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 75090

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 08/1937
Sectional chart: DALLAS-FT WORTH
Control tower: no
ARTCC: FORT WORTH CENTER
FSS: FORT WORTH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [817-541-3474]
NOTAMs facility: FTW (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0800-1700
Pattern altitude: 1800 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3 at GYI (7 nm NW): 118.775 (903-786-7790)
  • APCH/DEP SERVICE PRVDD BY FORT WORTH ARTCC ON FREQS 124.75/377.1 (GAINESVILLE RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BYPr280/18.3BONHAM VORTAC114.6006E
URHr202/21.5TEXOMA VOR/DME114.3005E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
DENISON155/12.734106EDNI -.. -. ..
GAINESVILLE095/31.133006EGLE --. .-.. .
CADDO MILLS328/38.931606EMII -- .. ..

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
FUEL AVBL WITH MAJOR CREDIT CARD.
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions: 4006 x 75 ft. / 1221 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 19.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 16  RUNWAY 34
Latitude: 33-37.770205N33-37.129160N
Longitude: 096-35.263347W096-35.073365W
Elevation: 745.4 ft.711.2 ft.
Gradient: 0.9%0.9%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 159 magnetic, 166 true339 magnetic, 346 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 15 ft. tree, 500 ft. from runway, 130 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear
+10 FT PLINE 40 FT FM THLD 250 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN.
41 ft. tree, 278 ft. from runway, 160 ft. left of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear
+30 FT TREES 240 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN 20 FT FM THLD.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF SHERMAN
PO BOX 1106
SHERMAN, TX 75090
Phone 903-892-7035
Manager: JEFFREY MILLER
PO BOX 1106
SHERMAN, TX 75090
Phone 903-892-7035

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 19
Single engine airplanes: 18
Multi engine airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 38/day *
71% transient general aviation
29% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 30 April 2007

Additional Remarks

CITY ORDINANCE MANDATES ALL TAKE-OFFS ON RY 34 COMMENCE AT THLD MARKINGS. HIGH SPEED, LOW LEVEL PASSES ARE PROHIBITED.

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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
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Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KGYI - Grayson County Airport (7 nm NW)
F00 - Jones Field Airport (20 nm E)
KDUA - Eaker Field Airport (21 nm NE)
KTKI - Collin County Regional Airport at Mc Kinney (27 nm S)
KGLE - Gainesville Municipal Airport (31 nm W)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KSWI (Sherman Municipal Airport)
Photo by Ross Richardson
Photo taken 01-Apr-2007
looking NW

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From to KSWI

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2712:27
Sunrise06:5312:53
Sunset17:2823:28
Evening civil twilight17:5423:54

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 07:13:33
Local (UTC-6)  08-Nov-2009 01:13:33
 
METAR
KGYI 
7nm NW 
080644Z AUTO 14009KT 10SM CLR 16/13 A3007 RMK AO2
TAF
KDAL 
48nm S 
080533Z 0806/0906 15010KT P6SM BKN150 FM081100 15009KT 5SM BR OVC005 FM081800 15009KT P6SM SCT008 BKN015 FM082100 15010KT P6SM SCT035 BKN140
KDFW 
49nm SW 
080533Z 0806/0912 15010KT P6SM BKN150 FM081100 15009KT 5SM BR OVC005 FM081800 15009KT P6SM SCT008 BKN015 FM082100 15010KT P6SM SCT035 BKN140 FM090600 14008KT 5SM BR BKN009
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
 City Of Sherman (FBO)
903-891-4035
[web site]
[email]
Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Passenger terminal and lounge, Pilot supplies, ...

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100LL 
$3.25 
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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

 Business Name   Contact   Services / Description Comments
J&S Aviation 903-868-4412
[email]
Aircraft maintenance

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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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AirNav users who flew into KSWI have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
COMFORT SUITES SHERMAN 1.9 90-135
 

Other hotels near Sherman Municipal Airport

Miles Price ($)
LA QUINTA INN AND SUITES SHERMAN/DENISON 2.0 75-100
SUPER 8 MOTEL SHERMAN 2.3 47-55
SHERMAN INN 2.4 86
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HOTEL & SUITES SHERMAN HIGHWAY 75 3.3 104-123
HAMPTON INN SHERMAN TX 3.4 101-119

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

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