AirNav: KSWW - Avenger Field Airport

KSWW

Avenger Field Airport
Sweetwater, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024

Location

FAA Identifier:	SWW
Lat/Long:	32-28-02.5000N 100-27-59.6000W 32-28.041667N 100-27.993333W 32.4673611,-100.4665556 (estimated)
Elevation:	2379.7 ft. / 725.3 m (surveyed)
Variation:	08E (1990)
From city:	3 miles W of SWEETWATER, TX
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	79556

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	12/1946
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	FORT WORTH CENTER
FSS:	FORT WORTH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	SWW (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	0800-1800 HOLIDAYS INTMT
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	SS-SR
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	122.8
WX AWOS-3:	119.025 (325-236-9652)
ABILENE APPROACH:	127.2
ABILENE DEPARTURE:	127.2

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
ABIr258/30.5		ABILENE VORTAC		113.70		10E
TQAr283/35.7		TUSCOLA VOR/DME		111.60		10E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
SNYDER		112/28.0		359		08E		SDR	... -.. .-.

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL JET-A1+ 100LL:FOR FUEL AFT HRS CALL 325-235-8478.
Parking:	hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions:

5840 x 100 ft. / 1780 x 30 m

Surface:

asphalt, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

30.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 17

RUNWAY 35

Latitude:

32-28.562762N

32-27.605778N

Longitude:

100-28.167825W

100-28.042190W

Elevation:

2340.7 ft.

2369.0 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

166 magnetic, 174 true

346 magnetic, 354 true

Markings:

nonprecision, in good condition

Visual slope indicator:

4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)

Runway end identifier lights:

yes

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

12 ft. trees, 388 ft. from runway, 270 ft. right of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear

37 ft. pole, 820 ft. from runway, 325 ft. right of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear

Runway 4/22

Dimensions:

5658 x 75 ft. / 1725 x 23 m

Surface:

asphalt, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

30.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 4

RUNWAY 22

Latitude:

32-27.659045N

32-28.336608N

Longitude:

100-28.257432W

100-27.501038W

Elevation:

2379.5 ft.

2336.9 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

035 magnetic, 043 true

215 magnetic, 223 true

Markings:

nonprecision, in good condition

Visual slope indicator:

2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

37 ft. trees, 1060 ft. from runway, 300 ft. right of centerline, 23:1 slope to clear

35 ft. pole, 555 ft. from runway, 245 ft. right of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear
+15 FT GRVL ROAD 199 FT FM THR, 236 FT L OF CNTRLN.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	CITY OF SWEETWATER PO BOX 450 SWEETWATER, TX 79556 Phone 325-236-6313
Manager:	LYNN BARRETT P.O. BOX 450 SWEETWATER, TX 79556 Phone 325-235-8478

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		16
Single engine airplanes:		14
Multi engine airplanes:		1
Helicopters:		1

Aircraft operations: avg 75/week *
67%	local general aviation
33%	transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 23 May 2021

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC FORT WORTH ARTCC AT 817-858-7584.
-	(CONTACT PHONE NR) LENHOBBS122@GMAIL.COM

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 April 2024 at 0901Z to 16 May 2024 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 04		download (249KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17		download (225KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 22		download (251KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35		download (279KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply		download (116KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (297KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KSNK - Winston Field Airport (28 nm NW)
KDYS - Dyess Air Force Base (31 nm E)
77F - Winters Municipal Airport (40 nm SE)
KABI - Abilene Regional Airport (40 nm E)
F56 - Arledge Field Airport (46 nm NE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 19-Apr-2024

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:42	11:42
Sunrise	07:08	12:08
Sunset	20:14	01:14
Evening civil twilight	20:39	01:39

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	19-Apr-2024 21:51:56
Local (UTC-5)	19-Apr-2024 16:51:56

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