Swanson Field
2W3 · Eatonville, Washington · Pierce County · map
Swanson Field is a public-use airport owned by the Town of Eatonville, 1 mile northeast of Eatonville, Washington, 843 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 16/34, is 2,990 feet of asphalt.
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What is the airport code for Swanson Field?
Its FAA code is 2W3.
Where is Swanson Field?
It is 1 mile northeast of Eatonville, Washington, 843 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Swanson Field?
Its one runway, 16/34, is 2,990 feet long, asphalt.
Does Swanson Field have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Swanson Field?
13 pilot examiners and 28 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 2W3
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Town of Eatonville
- Elevation
- 843 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 800 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 8:00 am to 8:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Seattle sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 20E
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1952
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 2,990 × 36 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 16: right-hand traffic pattern, trees 106 ft high 1,045 ft from the end
- Runway 34: gnd 20 ft high 450 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Olympia Regional (27 nm west), Tacoma Narrows Airport (27 nm northwest), Auburn Municipal (27 nm north), Chehalis-Centralia Airport (32 nm west).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Pierce County/Thun Field (14 nm north), Olympia Regional (27 nm west), Tacoma Narrows Airport (27 nm northwest), Auburn Municipal (27 nm north).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Washington · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Estabd prior to may 1959.
- Trees in approach and transitional surfaces both sides of runway.
- DUSK-0000. After 0000, activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 16/34 - the common traffic frequency.
- Non standard pattern 16R.
- Runway 16 14 feet to 70 feet trees from 60 feet to 200 feet from threshold; sunken road 51 feet from threshold; road 88 feet R; road 79 feet L; 4 feet signs 57 feet R.
- Runway 34 road 102 feet left; brush 82 feet left; road 84 feet right; road 104 feet left, 69 feet from thld; circular road 40 feet from thld.
- Aprt name painted in center of runway.
- Deer on and in vicinity of airport dusk and dawn.
- Buildings are in close proximity to runway.
- Annc back taxi on runway. Gravel service road around runway 16/34 not available for aircraft operations.
- Restrooms available at trinity avn academy northeast end.
- Bicycles available at north end kiosk
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Eatonville from the FAA register
54 aircraft are registered to owners in Eatonville, Washington: 49 piston singles, 2 helicopters, 2 gliders, 1 drone. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Washington.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
13 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 10 for private pilot, 9 for commercial and instrument, 5 for airline transport pilot, 7 for flight instructor, 3 for sport pilot; 9 for airplanes, 6 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes, 1 for helicopters, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 28 aviation medical examiners, 4 mechanic examiners, 3 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 5 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 18 engineering representatives, 1 parachute rigger examiner, 1 aircraft dispatcher examiner, 8 training center evaluators, 52 aircrew program designees, 3 training center examiners.
- Marie Fox Kellermann private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · Puyallup, WA (14 nm) · (253) 273-2380 · [email protected]
- Galey William Corby instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates · Federal Way, WA (26 nm) · (206) 769-3398 · [email protected]
- James Edward Simon private pilot, commercial and instrument, sport pilot; airplanes · Kent, WA (30 nm) · (253) 820-8781 · [email protected]
- Maureen Claire Mayo private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Gig Harbor, WA (30 nm) · (564) 225-2443 · [email protected]
- Thomas Scott Crichton Jones private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Skyport/Intercept Aviation · Gig Harbor, WA (30 nm) · (253) 720-0050 · [email protected]
- Peter Kim private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Des Moines, WA (31 nm) · (909) 730-8141 · [email protected]
- David Ames private pilot, commercial pilot; helicopters · Tumwater, WA (34 nm) · (509) 929-7171 · [email protected]
- Efren James Jamir foreign pilot certificates · Seattle, WA (35 nm) · (206) 833-9093 · [email protected]
All 138 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
- DADE: Designated Aircraft Dispatcher Examiner: tests candidates for the dispatcher certificate.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 3 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Eatonville 54 aircraft · 49 piston singles, 2 helicopters, 2 gliders
- Original Design Ministries 4 aircraft in town
- Eastside Aero INC 2 aircraft in town
- Anderson Aviation LLC 2 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 3 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Washington 2,713 since 1982 · 362 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Washington 130 landing places
- Washington 10,568 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/2W3.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 30, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.