FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025
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: | 1505.5 ft. / 458.9 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 06E (2000) |
From city: | 3 miles S of SEWARD, NE |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 68434 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 01/1976 |
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: | no |
Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RWY 16/34; PAPI RWY 16 & 34; WINDSOCK - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
OMAHA APPROACH: | 124.0 |
OMAHA DEPARTURE: | 124.0 |
WX ASOS at LNK (16 nm E): | PHONE 402-417-0560 |
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 | | 116.95 | | 08E |
BIEr327/(37.5) | | BEATRICE VOR | | 110.60 | | 07E |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
YORK | | 089/23.1 | | 257 | | 06E | | JYR | .--- -.-- .-. |
BEKLOF | | 049/26.6 | | 392 | | 03E | | FMZ | ..-. -- --.. |
WAHOO | | 220/32.2 | | 400 | | 06E | | AHQ | .- .... --.- |
PLATTE CENTER | | 154/39.9 | | 407 | | 08E | | PLT | .--. .-.. - |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A 100LL:SELF SVC AVBL H24. |
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 |
| 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. |
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 |
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 |
Elevation: | 1501.0 ft. | | 1490.0 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 041 magnetic, 047 true | | 221 magnetic, 227 true |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | SEWARD AIRPORT AUTHORITY 1251 280TH RD SEWARD, NE 68434-0278 Phone 402-643-2125 MARVIN SIEFERT, AIRPORT AUTHORITY CHAIRMAN. |
Manager: | GREG AND TERRI WHISLER BOX 278 SEWARD, NE 68434-0278 Phone 402-643-2125 |
Additional Remarks
A30A-34 | 13 FT ROAD 730 FT FM RWY END XS CNTRLN. |
A30A-16 | 23 FT ROAD 1225 FT FM RWY END XS CNTRLN. |
- | FOR CD CTC OMAHA APCH AT 402-682-4395. |
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 17 April 2025 at 0901Z to 15 May 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 16 | |
download (189KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 34 | |
download (201KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (273KB) |
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 Airport (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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Sectional chart |
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 06-May-2025
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:51 | | 10:51 |
Sunrise | | 06:22 | | 11:22 |
Sunset | | 20:29 | | 01:29 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:59 | | 01:59 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 07-May-2025 02:35:55 |
Local (UTC-5) | 06-May-2025 21:35:55 |
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METAR |
KLNK 16nm E | 070154Z 12006KT 10SM CLR 21/07 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP153 T02060067
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KJYR 23nm W | 070215Z AUTO 10006KT 10SM CLR 18/05 A3001 RMK AO2
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TAF |
KLNK 16nm E | 061720Z 0618/0718 09007KT P6SM SCT250 FM071200 02003KT P6SM BKN100 OVC250 FM071600 06008KT P6SM OVC100
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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