# Seward Airport (SWD / PAWD)

**Seward Airport** (IATA: SWD, ICAO: PAWD) is a medium airport in Seward, Alaska, United States. It opened in Apr 1947. It has 2 runways; the longest is 4,249 ft (1,295 m). It is operated by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/pawd

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: SWD / PAWD
- FAA: SWD
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
- Serves: Seward, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Apr 1947
- Elevation: 28 ft / 8 m
- Coordinates: 60.1305, -149.4186
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 4,249 ft / 1,295 m
- Instrument procedures: 1 approach, 1 departure
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seward_Airport (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7458171
- Weather station: PAWD · WMO 70277
- Ident: PAWD

## Timeline

- Apr 1947: Seward Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 13/31 | 4,249 ft / 1,295 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 146° / 326° | yes |
| 16/34 | 2,289 ft / 698 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 177° / 357° |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 4,249 ft / 1,295 m | =8,916 of 29,858 | #3,395 in North America | #2,803 in US |
| Elevation | 28 ft / 8 m | =40,734 of 43,403 | =18,402 in North America | =15,093 in US |
| Age | Opened 1947 | =2,942 of 15,079 | =1,856 in North America | =1,803 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ASOS | ASOS | 135.200 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 122.900 |
| FSS | KENAI RDO | 122.600 |

## Nearby airports

- [SXQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pasx.md) Soldotna Airport · 60 mi / 97 km
- [ENA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paen.md) Kenai Municipal Airport · 69 mi / 112 km
- [ANC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/panc.md) Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport · 75 mi / 121 km
- [MRI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pamr.md) Merrill Field · 76 mi / 123 km
- [EDF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paed.md) Elmendorf Air Force Base · 79 mi / 126 km
- [HOM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paho.md) Homer Airport · 79 mi / 127 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/pawd/data