Seward Airport
SWD · PAWD · Seward, Alaska · Kenai Peninsula County · map
Seward Airport is a public-use airport, 2 miles northeast of Seward, Alaska, 28 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 13/31, is 4,249 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 23 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 10,510 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Seward Airport?
Its FAA code is SWD, and its ICAO code is PAWD.
Where is Seward Airport?
It is 2 miles northeast of Seward, Alaska, 28 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Seward Airport?
The longest of its 2 runways, 13/31, is 4,249 feet long.
Does Seward Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Seward Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Seward Airport?
Airline flights go to 3 airports, the busiest of them Ted Stevens Anchorage International, Homer, Valdez Pioneer Field. Every route
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Seward Airport?
1 pilot examiner work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Seward Airport…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA SWD · ICAO PAWD
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 28 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Seward sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 19E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1947
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 4,249 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 16/34 | 2,289 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good |
- Runway 13: brdg 6 ft high 200 ft from the end
- Runway 31: VASI, four boxes on the left, brush 5 ft high 202 ft from the end
- Runway 16: trees 68 ft high 885 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | |
| Kenai and center (remote transmitter) Low/high | 119.7 | |
| Seward and rco | 122.6 | Seward · Communications provided by Kenai Flight Service on frequency 122.6 (Seward rco). |
| Swd and automated weather (ASOS) | 135.2 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 907-224-2440.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- charter flights
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 Alaska · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Activate VASI runway 31; medium-intensity runway lights runway 13/31 - the common traffic frequency.
- Pattern altitude fixed wing 1000 feet above ground level. Runways 31 and 34 arrivals maintain at least 800 feet above ground level until turning final. Runways 13 and 16 departures climb straight ahead to at least 800 feet above ground level before turning westbound.
- Durg winter 4 in dip 15 in wide from north threshold.
- Trees and shrubs 100 feet from runway end both sides.
- Trees and shrubs 0-200 feet from threshold both sides.
- Approach slope 0:1.
- Runway 31 VASI unusable beyond 5 degrees right of centerline; offset 5 degrees clkws from centerline. Runway 31 VASI unusable beyond 3 NM; obstruction clnc beyond 3 NM NA.
- Ctlg obstruction exceeds 45 degrees slope.
- Hvy aircraft rstrd to north taxiway and north 400 feet of apron.
- Recommended procedure in effect 1 MAY-15 sep to avoid seasonal use helicopter 1 NM ssw.
- Birds WI 10 NM SPRING-FALL.
- Fixed wing operations ovr 12500 LB NA.
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.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 21 departures from SWD in those twelve months, carrying 5 passengers in 154 seats (3% filled), to 3 destinations on 3 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seward → Ted Stevens Anchorage International SWD–ANC | 19 | 4 | Reeve Air Alaska, LLC, Junipogo, LLC |
| Seward → Homer SWD–HOM | 1 | 0 | Maritime Helicopters, Inc. |
| Seward → Valdez Pioneer Field SWD–VDZ | 1 | 1 | Junipogo, LLC |
All 3 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 23 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 10,510, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 4,500 |
| general aviation, travelling | 4,000 |
| general aviation, local | 2,000 |
| military | 10 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Seward from the FAA register
29 aircraft are registered to owners in Seward, Alaska: 29 piston singles. 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 Alaska.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Charter operators and airlines based in Seward:
- Seward Air Taxi, LLC 2 aircraft on the certificate AA Seward Air Tours operates an air taxi and scenic flight service from Seward, Alaska.
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument, 1 for flight instructor; 1 for airplanes, 1 for seaplanes.
- Bradford Holt private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, seaplanes · Moose Pass, AK (31 nm) · (435) 668-1039 · [email protected]
All 1 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
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 · 11 since 1982, 2 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.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Seward 29 aircraft · 29 piston singles
- Seward Air Taxi LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Seward Air Taxi, LLC 2 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Ted Stevens Anchorage International (ANC) 19 flights in twelve months · Reeve Air Alaska, LLC, Junipogo, LLC
- Homer (HOM) 1 flights in twelve months · Maritime Helicopters, Inc.
- Valdez Pioneer Field (VDZ) 1 flights in twelve months · Junipogo, LLC
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 11 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Alaska 5,930 since 1982 · 826 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 3 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Alaska 392 landing places
- Alaska 9,141 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/SWD.json.
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 26, 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.