Sher-Wood Airport
PWD · KPWD · Plentywood, Montana · Sheridan County · map
Sher-Wood Airport is a public-use airport owned by the City of Plentwood & Sher Cty, 1 mile northeast of Plentywood, Montana, 2,264 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 12/30, is 3,900 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
Weather right now KPWD · observed 1:35 pm MDT (19:35 UTC), 20 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the northwest (320°) at 13 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 68°F (20°C), dew point 36°F (2°C)
- Altimeter 29.98 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KPWD 061935Z AUTO 32013KT 10SM CLR 20/02 A2998 RMK AO2
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA PWD · ICAO KPWD
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Plentwood & Sher Cty
- Elevation
- 2,264 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- Billings sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 10E
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1958
Runways 2
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 3,900 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 08/26 | 2,951 × 60 ft | Grass, fair |
- Runway 12: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 30: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Watford City Center (remote transmitter) Low | 126.85 | |
| Pwd and aWOS-3PT | 135.025 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 406-765-2149.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Plentywood from the FAA register
7 aircraft are registered to owners in Plentywood, Montana: 6 piston singles, 1 turboprop. 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, never named. All aircraft registered in Montana.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 5 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Runway 8/26 not mntnd in winter months - no SN removal.
- PAPI runway 12 and 30; medium-intensity runway lights runway 12/30 - operates dusk to dawn; aft dawn activate PAPI runway 12 and 30; medium-intensity runway lights runway 12/30 - the common traffic frequency.
- 24 hour self service credit card fuel facility.
- Runway 12/30 intmt SN removal - be alert durg winter months
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 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 5, 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.