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2W3 · Swanson Airport

FAA-LID · US · 3 NTSB events

ID 2W3 Elev 843 ft Lat 46° 52.30' N Lon 122° 15.42' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 2,990 ft. Max gradient: 0.07%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
16 — 2,990 ft 36 ft Asphalt (good) Yes 0.07%
34 285° 2,990 ft 36 ft Asphalt (good) Yes 0.07%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 10 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RY 16/34. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RY 16/34. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

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All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RY 16/34. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT MIRL RY 16/34 - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (10 sentences)
  • ·TREES IN APCH & TRANSITIONAL SFCS BOTH SIDES OF RWY.
  • ·DEER ON AND IN VCNTY OF ARPT DUSK AND DAWN.
  • ·BLDGS ARE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO RY.
  • ·GRVL SVC ROAD ARND RWY 16/34 NOT AVBL FOR ACFT OPS.
  • ·FOR CD CTC SEATTLE APCH AT 206-214-4723.
  • ·RESTROOMS AVBL AT TRINITY AVN ACADEMY NE END.
  • ·BICYCLES AVBL AT N END KIOSK APRT NAME PAINTED IN CENTER OF RY.
  • ·RWY 16 14 FT TO 70 FT TREES FM 60 FT TO 200 FT FM THR; SUNKEN ROAD 51 FT FM THR; ROAD 88 FT R; ROAD 79 FT L; 4 FT SIGNS 57 FT R.
  • ·RWY 34 ROAD 102 FT LEFT; BRUSH 82 FT LEFT; ROAD 84 FT RIGHT; ROAD 104 FT LEFT, 69 FT FM THLD; CIRCULAR ROAD 40 FT FM THLD.
  • ·ESTABD PRIOR TO MAY 1959.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

3 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

11

since 1982

Fatal

4

36.4% of total

Last 5 years

3

≈ 0.6/yr

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Loss of control 2
  • Stall / spin 1

All time · n=4

  • Loss of control 2
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2024-07-06 Champion 7GCBC · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2023-09-22 Piper PA-12 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2021-02-27 PIGGOTT JOHN H Bearhawk · Loss of control · day →

Designees in WA

CFI Flight Instructors 2,589 A&P Mechanics 9,329 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 68 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 8 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 7 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 6 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 6 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 58 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 39 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 54 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 13 ODA Organizational Designations 13 Schools Flight Schools 57 FBO Fixed Base Operators 40 Clubs Flying Clubs 36 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 8 EAA EAA Chapters 20

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Mel D Ceccanti Graham WA 10 nm
Marie Fox Kellermann Puyallup WA 19 nm
Galey William Corby Federal Way WA 27 nm
David Ames Tumwater WA 28 nm
James Edward Simon Kent WA 31 nm
Eric Haupt Maple Valley WA 31 nm
Peter Kim Des Moines WA 31 nm
Maureen Claire Mayo Gig Harbor WA 31 nm
William Devereaux Gig Harbor WA 31 nm
Howard William Wolvington Seatac WA 34 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
David Michael Sperry Eatonville WA 1 nm
Joel David Funk Eatonville WA 1 nm
Mary Theresa Stumph Eatonville WA 1 nm
Skylar James Venema Eatonville WA 1 nm
Jonathan Michael Hansen Eatonville WA 1 nm
Sarah Jenny Palmer Kapowsin WA 6 nm
Lane Gordon Johnson Mineral WA 10 nm
George Francis Wearn Graham WA 10 nm
Richard Emery Loyd Graham WA 10 nm
Steven Memmer Graham WA 10 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Boris Karl Spector Eatonville WA 1 nm
Skylar James Venema Eatonville WA 1 nm
Michael William Schuerman Eatonville WA 1 nm
Robert Gregory Thomas Eatonville WA 1 nm
Gary R C Avery Eatonville WA 1 nm
Robert Harvey Benton Eatonville WA 1 nm
Gary Edgar Hudson Eatonville WA 1 nm
Gary Lee Mcdonald Eatonville WA 1 nm
Howard Daniel Mulkey Eatonville WA 1 nm
Steven John Rekeczky Eatonville WA 1 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Evergreen Airworks
Puyallup, WA
 14 nm
Avionics Shop, Inc.
Gig Harbor, WA
 27 nm
B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Auburn, WA
 27 nm
Cannon Aircraft Interiors & CAI Avionics
Everett, WA
 62 nm
McCormick Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Yakima, WA
 73 nm
Cannon Avionics, Inc.
Arlington, WA
 77 nm
Northwest Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Hillsboro, OR
 85 nm
Western Aircraft Propeller Service Inc.
Sandy, OR
 88 nm
Twin Oaks Aircraft Maintenance
Hillsboro, OR
 91 nm
Columbia Helicopters, Inc.
Aurora, OR
 99 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.