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KSWW · Avenger Field

ICAO · US · 11 NTSB events

ID KSWW FAA SWW Elev 2,380 ft Lat 32° 28.04' N Lon 100° 28.02' 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

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Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,840 ft. Max gradient: 0.75%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
17 173.6° 5,840 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.48%
35 353.6° 5,840 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.48%
04 43.4° 5,658 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.75%
22 223.4° 5,658 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.75%

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).

Communications · 3 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 119.025
  • A/D ABILENE APP/DEP 127.200
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KSWW on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 34 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 12–30: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 12–30: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (2)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 12–30: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 12–30: 2649X110 (TURF) LIRL RWY 12: Tree. RWY 30: Tree.…

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    deer on and invof rwy.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (34 sentences)
  • ·446 TEXAS SUNRAY (X43) 1 NW UTC–6(–5DT) N36º01.75´ W101º49.73´ 3507 NOTAM FILE FTW RWY 02–20: 3760X50 (GRVL–DIRT) RWY 02: P–line.
  • ·RWY 17–35: H3250X50 (ASPH) S–13 RWY LGTS(NSTD) RWY 17: Road.
  • ·LGT Rwy 17–35 low intst solar lgts.
  • ·Attended irregularly. 10 ft AGL gas well located 375 ft east of south end Rwy 02–20.
  • ·Rwy 35 also 40 ft pline, 220 ft dstc, 150 ft L/ R; 25 ft RR 265 ft dstc, 155 L/R.
  • ·Rwy 35 also 40 ft pline, 219 ft dstc, 155 ft L, 118 ft R; 25 ft RR, 265 ft dstc, 0 ft B.
  • ·Rwy 17–35 hngrs, parked vehicles, pipe supplies, gravel piles, and acft obst prim sfc.
  • ·Rwy 02–20 rwy sfc rough, crops at rwy edge.
  • ·Rwy 17–35 ends mkd with 5 ft "L" shaped concrete curbs.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 806-948-4111
  • ·CTAF 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Albuquerque ARTCC at 505-856-4861.
  • ·BORGER (L) TACAN Chan 23 BGD (108.6) N35º48.42´ W101º22.93´ 291º 25.5 NM to fld. 3130/11E.
  • ·S4 LGT Arpt lgts ops dusk–0430Z‡.
  • ·For acft svc call 512–755–0399.
  • ·Transient prkg west end of rwy by open hgr.
  • ·Emerg helipad lctd east of wind sock and segmented crc.
  • ·Rwy 12–30 irrigated aft 0430Z‡ ngtly.
  • ·Trees in apch area and hngrs wi 60 ft of rwy. 20–30 ft trees alg both sides of rwy 75 ft each side of rwy cntrln.
  • ·Rwy 12 thr mkd with white tires.
  • ·Rwy 30 thr mkd with red lgts.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 408-564-9954
  • ·CTAF 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Houston ARTCC at 281-230-5622.
  • ·SWEETWATER AVENGER FLD (SWW)(KSWW) 3 W UTC–6(–5DT) N32º28.04´ W100º27.99´ 2380 B NOTAM FILE SWW RWY 17–35: H5840X100 (ASPH) S–30 MIRL 0.5% up S RWY 17: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·RWY 04–22: H5658X75 (ASPH) S–30 MIRL 0.8% up SW RWY 04: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·RWY 22: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·Attended Mon–Thu 1330–2330Z‡, Fri 1400–1800Z‡.
  • ·Rwy 04–22 and 17–35, acft not vsb fm opposite end of rwy.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 325-235-8478

+ 4 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

Sweetwater AFS

Source: OurAirports community

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

11 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

12

since 1982

Fatal

1

8.3% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 11,100 ops in 1990

2024 total

3,900

10-yr total

57,300

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

52.4

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

4.36

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Loss of control 1

All time · n=11

  • Other 4
  • Engine failure / power loss 3
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Loss of control 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2006-10-05 Boeing 75 · Other · VMC · day →
2025-06-26 Piper PA-22-135 · Loss of control · day →
2017-10-06 Bellanca 17-30A · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2017-08-18 Piper PA 18-150 · Gear-up · day →
2007-03-29 Piper PA-18 · Engine failure · day →
2006-01-30 Piper PA-18-150 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2004-04-20 Piper PA-23-250 · Other · VMC · day →
2003-11-21 Piper PA-28-235 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1986-09-01 Boeing E75 · Other · VMC · day →
1985-05-08 Grumman AA1A · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1982-10-24 Piper J-3 · Other · day →

Designees in TX

CFI Flight Instructors 6,561 A&P Mechanics 27,501 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 167 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 22 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 37 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 24 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 15 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 76 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 153 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 232 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 304 ODA Organizational Designations 11 Schools Flight Schools 183 FBO Fixed Base Operators 244 Clubs Flying Clubs 64 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 41 EAA EAA Chapters 43

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Jonathan Earl Shorey San Angelo TX 62 nm
Donald Borba Slaton TX 84 nm
David Newman Goll Midland TX 88 nm
Ross Pehl Midland TX 88 nm
Kenneth Melberg Chapman Lubbock TX 97 nm
Patrick Timothy Bradley Lubbock TX 97 nm
Rosemary Stidham Lubbock TX 97 nm
Stanley Paul Smith Lubbock TX 97 nm
Willie Strieder Lubbock TX 97 nm
Uwe Horst Zeizinger Wichita Falls TX 130 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
Lillian Jane Neal Sweetwater TX 3 nm
Lancer Herman Nixon Sweetwater TX 3 nm
Kevin Coriell Blackwell Roscoe TX 4 nm
Jason Manning Grizzle Roscoe TX 4 nm
Jayde Allen Mccomas Colorado City TX 20 nm
David Michael Holmes Snyder TX 27 nm
Tanner Austin Evans Snyder TX 27 nm
Seth William Spanier Dyess Afb TX 32 nm
Bryan Marc Jones Anson TX 34 nm
Benjamin Matthew Wiford Buffalo Gap TX 34 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
Ervin Lavoy Howell Sweetwater TX 3 nm
John Taylor Howard Sweetwater TX 3 nm
Barbara Lynn Davis Sweetwater TX 3 nm
Salathial Lane Lowrie Sweetwater TX 3 nm
Hilario Solis Roby TX 17 nm
Crystal Dawn Newbury Trent TX 18 nm
Brent Douglas Whitefield Sylvester TX 19 nm
Greg Leslie Latimer Colorado City TX 20 nm
Michael Shane Mahan Colorado City TX 20 nm
Russell Warren Nichols Colorado City TX 20 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Time Calibrations
San Angelo, TX
 67 nm
DV AVIATION
Midland, TX
 94 nm
AJ Aviation Services LLC
Midland, TX
 94 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing Midland-Odessa
Andrews, TX
 103 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
Andrews, TX
 140 nm
Efinger Aviation & Maintenance
Cresson, TX
 146 nm
North Texas Avionics
Fort Worth, TX
 157 nm
Accord Aviation Interiors
Fort Worth, TX
 159 nm
Byam Propeller Service, Inc.
Fort Worth, TX
 159 nm
FieldTech Avionics and Instruments
Fort Worth, TX
 159 nm

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