Sherman Municipal
SWI · KSWI · Sherman, Texas · Grayson County · map
Sherman Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Sherman, 1 mile southeast of Sherman, Texas, 746 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 16/34, is 4,000 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
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What is the airport code for Sherman Municipal?
Its FAA code is SWI, and its ICAO code is KSWI.
Where is Sherman Municipal?
It is 1 mile southeast of Sherman, Texas, 746 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Sherman Municipal?
Its one runway, 16/34, is 4,000 feet long, asphalt.
Does Sherman Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Sherman Municipal?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Are there flight schools at Sherman Municipal?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Texoma Aero Club. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Sherman Municipal?
19 pilot examiners and 29 aviation medical examiners 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 Sherman Municipal…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA SWI · ICAO KSWI
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Sherman
- Elevation
- 746 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- Dallas-Ft Worth sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 3E
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1937
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 4,000 × 75 ft | Asphalt, poor | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 16: PAPI, two lights on the left, trees 30 ft high 530 ft from the end
- Runway 34: PAPI, two lights on the left, power line 14 ft high 700 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Gainesville and center (remote transmitter) Low | 124.75 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: North Texas Rgnl/Perrin Field (7 nm northwest), Jones Field (20 nm east), Durant Rgnl/Eaker Field (21 nm northeast), Mckinney Ntl Airport (27 nm south).
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 Texas · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- City ordinance mandates all TAKE-OFFS on runway 34 commence at thld markings. High speed, low level passes are prohibited.
- Medium-intensity runway lights runway 16/34 preset low intst; to incr intst and activate - the common traffic frequency.
- Fuel self serve.
- 22 feet trees, 0-199 feet dstc, 220 feet L.
- Markings discolored.
- Markings discolored.
- Extensive cracking.
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 Sherman from the FAA register
50 aircraft are registered to owners in Sherman, Texas: 45 piston singles, 2 piston twins, 2 gliders, 1 business jet. 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 Texas.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Texoma Aero Club 1 aircraft · Denison, 10 miles away Texoma Aero Club is a flying club located at North Texas Regional Airport near Denison, Texas.
Repair stations in Sherman:
- Panther City Aviation INC Panther City Aviation is a repair station based in Sherman, Texas, specializing in comprehensive aircraft maintenance, modifications, repair, and refurbishment services for turbine-class aircraft.
- Starr Aircraft Products INC
- Texasgyro INC
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
19 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 19 for private pilot, 19 for commercial and instrument, 13 for airline transport pilot, 17 for flight instructor, 3 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 18 for airplanes, 14 for multi-engine airplanes, 2 for helicopters, 1 for balloons. Also nearby: 3 sport aviation examiners, 29 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 3 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 9 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 15 engineering representatives, 5 aircraft dispatcher examiners, 56 training center evaluators, 28 aircrew program designees, 5 training center examiners, 7 administrative pilot examiners.
- Kenny James Seaman private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Monarch Air · Denison, TX (9 nm) · (430) 306-4685 · [email protected]
- John Stephen Bradley private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Celina, TX (16 nm) · (214) 616-4948 · [email protected]
- Kyle Vincent Thomas private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes · Southeastern Oklahoma State University · Durant, OK (21 nm) · (580) 916-5755 · [email protected]
- David Richards private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · McKinney National Airport · McKinney, TX (27 nm) · (972) 565-2831 · [email protected]
- Brandon Ayers private pilot, commercial and instrument, sport pilot; airplanes · Ayers Aviation llc · Gainesville, TX (31 nm) · (940) 782-8062 · [email protected]
- david campbell lewis private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; helicopters · Allen, TX (31 nm) · (415) 690-0766 · [email protected]
- Christopher Charles Webb private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Denton, TX (40 nm) · (469) 601-5695 · [email protected]
- Dale Williamson private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, helicopters · Hangar 10 Flying Museum · Denton, TX (40 nm) · (817) 657-4726 · [email protected]
All 181 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.
- 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.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
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 · 8 since 1982, 0 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 Sherman 50 aircraft · 45 piston singles, 2 piston twins, 2 gliders
- Plyler Aviation LP 13 aircraft in town
- Texoma Aero Club 1 aircraft · flying club
- Panther City Aviation INC · repair station
- Starr Aircraft Products INC · repair station
- Texasgyro INC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 8 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Texas 6,235 since 1982 · 1,058 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Texas 393 landing places
- Texas 29,939 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/SWI.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 28, 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.