Seward Airport (IATA: SWD, ICAO: PAWD, FAA LID: SWD) is a state-owned, public-use airport located two nautical miles (2.3 miles; 3.7 km) northeast of the central business district of Seward,[1] a city in Kenai Peninsula Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]

Seward Airport
IATA: SWD ICAO: PAWD FAA LID: SWD WMO: 70277
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region
Serves	Seward, Alaska
Elevation AMSL	22 ft / 7 m
Coordinates	60°07′37″N 149°25′08″W
Map
SWD Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 13/31 4,240 1,292 Asphalt 16/34 2,279 695 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations 10,510 Based aircraft 25
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

History

The airport was built during World War II. It was named Walseth Air Force Base in honor of Major Marvin E. Walseth, a United States Army Air Forces pilot who died when his aircraft crashed on Umnak in July 1942 while returning from a reconnaissance mission over Kiska.[3] It was closed by the United States Air Force in April 1947. It was excessed to the War Assets Administration and taken over by the Territory of Alaska. [4] [5] [6]

The airport previously had scheduled passenger service to Anchorage (ANC) provided by several commuter air carriers over the years but does not have airline flights at the present time.[7]

Facilities and aircraft

Seward Airport covers an area of 302 acres (122 ha) at an elevation of 22 feet (7 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 13/31 is 4,240 by 100 feet (1,292 x 30 m) and 16/34 is 2,279 by 75 feet (695 x 23 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2009, the airport had 10,510 aircraft operations, an average of 28 per day: 57% general aviation, 43% air taxi, and <1% military. At that time there were 25 single-engine aircraft based at this airport.[1]

See also

• Alaska World War II Army Airfields

References

External links

• FAA Terminal Procedures for SWD, effective December 1, 2022
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for SWD
  • AirNav airport information for PAWD
  • ASN accident history for SWD
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS latest weather observations for PAWD
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for SWD

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