Avenger Field
SWW · KSWW · Sweetwater, Texas · Nolan County · map
Avenger Field is a public-use airport owned by the City of Sweetwater, 3 miles west of Sweetwater, Texas, 2,380 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 17/35, is 5,840 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive) and about 16 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 3,900 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Avenger Field?
Its FAA code is SWW, and its ICAO code is KSWW.
Where is Avenger Field?
It is 3 miles west of Sweetwater, Texas, 2,380 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Avenger Field?
The longest of its 2 runways, 17/35, is 5,840 feet long.
Does Avenger Field have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Avenger Field?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Avenger Field?
2 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 Avenger Field…
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 SWW · ICAO KSWW
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Sweetwater
- Elevation
- 2,380 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- M to TH, 7:30 am to 5:30 pm; F, 8:00 am to 12:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive; the services card below
- On the chart
- Dallas-Ft Worth sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 8E
- In the FAA's files since
- December 1946
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 5,840 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 04/22 | 5,658 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 17: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 12 ft high 388 ft from the end
- Runway 35: PAPI, four lights on the left, pole 37 ft high 820 ft from the end
- Runway 04: PAPI, two lights on the left, trees 37 ft high 1,060 ft from the end
- Runway 22: PAPI, two lights on the left, pole 35 ft high 555 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Approach and departure | 127.2 | |
| Sww and aWOS-3 | 119.025 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 325-236-9652.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Winston Field (28 nm northwest), Abilene Regional (40 nm east).
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
- Fuel 24 hour self serve.
- 15 feet gravel road 199 feet dstc, 236 feet L.
- Runway 04/22 and 17/35, aircraft not vsb from opposite end of runway.
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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 14 |
| multi-engine | 1 |
| helicopters | 1 |
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 3,900, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 1,300 |
| general aviation, local | 2,600 |
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 Sweetwater from the FAA register
7 aircraft are registered to owners in Sweetwater, Texas: 6 piston singles, 1 piston twin. 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.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 2 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner.
All 3 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- 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).
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, 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 Sweetwater 7 aircraft · 6 piston singles, 1 piston twins
- National Wasp Wwii Museum INC 3 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 11 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Texas 6,244 since 1982 · 1,065 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 29,946 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/SWW.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 November 2, 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.