Sparrevohn Lrrs Airport
SVW · PASV · Sparrevohn, Alaska · Kuskokwim County · map
Sparrevohn Lrrs Airport is a private airport owned by the US Air Force in Sparrevohn, Alaska, 1,565 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 17/35, is 4,200 feet of gravel.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
Weather right now PASV · observed 1:55 pm AKDT (21:55 UTC), 12 minutes ago
MVFR flyable but watch the ceiling and visibility
- Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 1 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a broken layer at 1,000 feet, a broken layer at 2,800 feet, overcast at 8,000 feet
- Temperature 32°F (0°C), dew point 29°F (-2°C)
- Altimeter 29.70 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 PASV 062155Z AUTO 15001KT 10SM BKN010 BKN028 OVC080 00/M01 A2970 RMK AO2 RAB2058E2130SHRAB2130E2142 SLP079 T00021015;
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 SVW · ICAO PASV
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · owned by the Air Force
- Owner
- US Air Force
- Elevation
- 1,565 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- On the chart
- Mc Grath sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 12E
- In the FAA's files since
- May 1952
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 4,200 × 150 ft | Gravel, good |
- Runway 35: PAPI, two lights on the right
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 126.2 | |
| Sparrevohn and rco | 122.5 | Sparrevohn |
| Sparrevohn and center (remote transmitter) High | 134.3 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 907-731-9001.
Aircraft registered in Sparrevohn from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Sparrevohn, AK as the owner's town.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 2 since 1982, 1 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
- Closed to pub; offl bus only.
- Mts all quads; runway on slp of 3200 feet MT.
- Closed holidays.
- 60 feet ovrn south end.
- Hill 1413.
- 4 feet orange mkrs - threshold marked on runway end.
- 4 feet orange mkrs - threshold marked on runway end.
- Gtr than 20 KT WIND/25 KT radome wind may produce svr turb; radome wind not always available.
- Approach from south; lnd runway 35 only; takeoff runway 17 only; daylight operations only. Successful go around improbable.
- Aft initial rdo contact on 126.2 or 121.5 exp 30 minimum dla for condition rprt.
- RADIO-121.5.
- Prior permission required all operations; mnm 1 hour prior to departure for site and no earlier than day travel - D317-552-1244/1157/C907-552-1244/1157.
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.