Terminal Procedures

PAWD — Seward

SEWARD, AK · 4 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

FAA SWDElevation 27 ft2 runwaysLongest 4,249 ftNon-toweredFuel 100LL avgas, Jet AVolume AK-1Not for navigation

1 published instrument approach: 1 RNAV (GPS).

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Instrument approach procedures

ChartAmendment
RNAV (GPS)-A chart previewRNAV (GPS)-A0BPDF

Obstacle departure procedures

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SEWAR ONE (OBSTACLE) (RNAV) chart previewSEWAR ONE (OBSTACLE) (RNAV)—PDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

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TAKEOFF MINIMUMS chart previewTAKEOFF MINIMUMS—PDF
ALTERNATE MINIMUMS chart previewALTERNATE MINIMUMS—PDF

Minimums pages cover a whole volume, so the same document is shared by every airport in it.

PAWD airport information

Control tower
No
Attendance
Unattended
ARTCC
Anchorage Center
Flight service
Kenai
NOTAM facility
SWD (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
19E
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Yes
Segmented circle
Yes
Fuel
100LL avgas, Jet A
Parking
Tie-downs
Customs
Landing rights airport
Activated
April 1947
Airport area
302 acres
Ownership
Publicly owned
Sectional
Seward
Last FAA inspection
2023-09-28

From the FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 6 Aug 2026.

PAWD radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
CTAF122.9

Civil VHF frequencies from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription. Discrete sector and military frequencies are not listed.

Runways

4,249 × 100 ft13312,289 × 75 ft1634N500 ft
Runway layout at PAWD, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
13/314,249 ft100 ftAsphalt GoodMedium intensity
  31 326°TVASI (4-bar) 3°
16/342,289 ft75 ftAsphalt Good

Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription.

Where PAWD is

Latitude, longitude60.1298860, -149.4166290
Elevation27 ft
From Seward2 nm NE

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FAA remarks for PAWD

  • ACTVT VASI RWY 31; MIRL RWY 13/31 - CTAF.
  • TPA FIXED WING 1000 FT AGL. RWYS 31 & 34 ARRIVALS MAINTAIN AT LEAST 800 FT AGL UNTIL TURNING FINAL. RWYS 13 & 16 DEPARTURES CLIMB STRAIGHT AHEAD TO AT LEAST 800 FT AGL BEFORE TURNING WESTBOUND.
  • DURG WINTER 4 IN DIP 15 IN WIDE FM NORTH THR.
  • TREES & SHRUBS 100 FT FM RWY END BOTH SIDES.
  • TREES & SHRUBS 0-200 FT FM THR BOTH SIDES.
  • APCH SLOPE 0:1.
  • RWY 31 VASI UNUSBL BYD 5 DEG RIGHT OF CNTRLN; OFFSET 5 DEG CLKWS FM CNTRLN. RWY 31 VASI UNUSBL BYD 3 NM; OBSTN CLNC BYD 3 NM NA.
  • CTLG OBSTN EXCEEDS 45 DEG SLOPE.
  • HVY ACFT RSTRD TO N TWY & N 400 FT OF APRON.
  • RCMDD PROC IN EFCT 1 MAY-15 SEP TO AVOID SEASONAL USE HELI 1 NM SSW.
  • WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV
  • BIRDS WI 10 NM SPRING-FALL.
  • FIXED WING OPS OVR 12500 LB NA.
  • COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -3C.
  • RCMD VISUAL INSP PRIOR TO TKOFF OR LNDG; MNTND ON IREG BASIS.

Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription. Abbreviations are the FAA's own.

Airports near PAWD

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
PASXSoldotnaSOLDOTNA, AK53 nm NW5

VFR charts covering PAWD

AnchorageSectional ChartSewardSectional Chart

Common questions about PAWD

What charts are available for PAWD?

4 current FAA charts for Seward, including 1 instrument approach. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for PAWD?

CTAF 122.9. Full civil VHF list, with sector notes, is in the frequencies table on this page — from the FAA NASR subscription.

How long is the runway at PAWD?

Seward has 2 runways. The longest is 13/31 at 4,249 ft by 100 ft, asphalt. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does PAWD have an ILS approach?

No ILS is published. In total PAWD has 1 published instrument approach, of which 1 are RNAV (GPS).

Is PAWD a towered airport?

No — Seward has no control tower. Traffic co-ordinates on a common frequency rather than with a controller, which is listed in the frequencies table on this page.

Are these PAWD charts current?

They are from the FAA cycle effective 6 August 2026, which is superseded on 3 September 2026. We publish each new cycle on its effective date. They are for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.

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