New York Stewart International
SWF · KSWF · New York, New York · Orange County · map
New York Stewart International is a public-use airport owned by the Port Authority of Ny & Nj, 44 miles north of New York, New York, 491 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 09/27, is 11,817 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KSWF · observed 3:45 pm EDT (19:45 UTC), 9 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the north-northwest (330°) at 10 knots, gusting to 15
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 63°F (17°C), dew point 32°F (0°C)
- Altimeter 30.05 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 3:53 pm EDT (19:53 UTC), good until Wed 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC)
- From Tue 4:00 pm EDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 9 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KSWF 061945Z 33010G15KT 10SM SKC 17/00 A3005
TAF KSWF 061953Z 0620/0724 31009G18KT P6SM SKC FM062200 31005KT P6SM SKC FM070000 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM071500 23006KT P6SM SKC FM071700 23010KT P6SM SCT050 AMD NOT SKED
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 SWF · ICAO KSWF
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Port Authority of Ny & Nj
- Elevation
- 491 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 709 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- A control tower · around the clock
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- New York sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 14W
- In the FAA's files since
- May 1941
Runways 3
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 11,817 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 16/34 | 6,004 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| H1 | 40 × 40 ft | Asphalt, good |
- Runway 09: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2), threshold displaced 2,000 ft, 8,817 ft available for landing, fence 38 ft high 420 ft from the end
- Runway 27: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 2,000 ft, 9,817 ft available for landing, tree 67 ft high 1,120 ft from the end
- Runway 16: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 34: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 17 ft high 780 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 124.575 | Stewart |
| Ground | 121.9 | Stewart |
| Tower | 121.0 | Stewart |
| Approach and departure · Tresa and star | 132.75 | Stewart |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Stewart |
| Ar and operations | 126.2 | Stewart |
| Comd and post 105AW | 139.7 | Stewart |
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Aircraft registered in New York from the FAA register
481 aircraft are registered to owners in New York, New York: 196 business jets, 149 piston singles, 54 turboprops, 35 helicopters, 22 piston twins. 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 New York.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 12 since 1982, 4 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
- Avoid Orange county airport located 7 NM wnw durg VFR approaches.
- Landing fee per 1000 pounds. Certificated maximum tog.
- Pattern altitude: 709 feet above ground level helicopter, 1009 feet above ground level reciprocating eng, 2009 feet above ground level turboprop/jet.
- Helipad located intersection taxiways B and C east of taxiway C.
- ALSF-2 sfl out of service.
- +3 feet gnd 140 feet from runway end 240 feet L.
- Military assault landing zone and basic markings with aiming points.
- Military assault landing zone and basic markings with aiming points.
- PAPI unusable beyond 5 degreess left of centerline.
- Approach slp 50:1 to dthr.
- Approach slp 46:1 to dthr.
- Birds and deer on and in the vicinity of airport.
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.