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PASV · Sparrevohn LRRS Airport

ICAO · US · 2 NTSB events

ID PASV Elev 1,585 ft Lat 61° 5.84' N Lon 155° 34.44' 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: 4,200 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
17 182° 4,200 ft 150 ft GVL Yes —
35 002° 4,200 ft 150 ft GVL Yes —

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

  • CNTR ANCHORAGE CNTR 134.300
  • FSS KENAI RDO 122.500
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 126.200

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  • NDB CRN

    Cairn Mountain

    0.28 MHz · BOTH · MEDIUM

  • VOR-DME SQA

    Sparrevohn

    117.20 MHz · DME 117.20 · BOTH · LOW

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 0 matched · 29 not yet translated

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

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (29 sentences)
  • ·228 ALASKA SPARREVOHN LRRS (SVW)(PASV) AF 0 S UTC–9(–8DT) N61º05.83´ W155º34.49´ 1565 NOTAM FILE PASV Not insp.
  • ·RWY 17–35: 4200X150 (GRVL) 4.8% up N RWY 17: Hill.
  • ·PAPI(P2R)—GA 4.0º TCH 52´.
  • ·: CLOSED to the pub; OFFL BUS ONLY.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1700–0200Z‡, CLOSED hols.
  • ·PPR all ops; mnm 1 hr prior to dep for site and no earlier than day travel – D317–552–1244/1157/C907–552–1244/1157.
  • ·Pax must coord bfr non emerg travel to site D317–552–4935/1089/C907–552–4935/1089.
  • ·USAF fac; civ acft lndg pmt rqrd bfr arr; pmt rqrd on board; violators fined and rprt to FAA FSDOS IAW 32CFR855 and USAF oprg instrns – D317–552–5282/C907–552–5282 mail attn: 11 AF amgr 10471 20th St Suite 218, Elmendorf AFB, AK 99506.
  • ·Mts all quads; rwy on slp of 3200´ mt.
  • ·Apch fm S; lnd Rwy 35 only; tkof Rwy 17 only; dalgt ops only.
  • ·Successful go around improbable.
  • ·Rwy 17 and Rwy 35, 4 ft orange mkrs–thr mrd on rwy end.
  • ·Gtr than 20 kt wind/25 kt radome wind may produce svr turb; radome wind not always avbl.
  • ·Rwy 17–35 60´ ovrn S end.
  • ·Aft initial rdo ctc on 126.2 or 121.5 exp 30 min dla for cond rprt.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 907-552-4400
  • ·AWOS–3 (907) 731–9001 ext 229.
  • ·CTAF 126.2 RCO 122.5 (KENAI RADIO) ®ANCHORAGE CENTER APP/DEP CON 134.3 351.8
  • ·(H) (H) VORW/DME 117.2 SQA Chan 119 N61º05.91´ W155º38.07´ 075º 1.7 NM to fld. 2501/18E.
  • ·DME unusable: 009º–018º byd 25 NM blo 12,500´ 019º–029º byd 16 NM 030º–039º byd 25 NM blo 12,500´ VOR unusable: 009º–018º byd 25 NM blo 12,500´ 019º–029º byd 16 NM 030º–039º byd 25 NM blo 12,500´ CAIRN MOUNTAIN NDB (HW) 281 CRN N61º06.11´ W155º34.12´ at fld. 1737/15E.
  • ·NDB has no standby transmitter, May be shutdown without prior notice COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: For a toll free call to Kenai FSS dial 1–866–864–1737.
  • ·SQUAW HARBOR SPB (36H) 0 S UTC–9(–8DT) N55º14.00´ W160º33.12´ 00 NOTAM FILE CDB WATERWAY ALL–WAY: 5000X5000 (WATER) SEAPLANE REMARKS: Unattended.
  • ·Operating area in Baralof Bay; unable to beach due to large rocks.
  • ·Dock used for boat docking.
  • ·Dock unsuitable for aircraft use.
  • ·BORLAND NDB/DME (HW) 390 HBT Chan 79 N55º18.94´ W160º31.10´ 182º 5.1 NM to fld. 130/11E.
  • ·NDB unusable: 304º–354º byd 16NM DME unusable: 034º–134º byd 6NM 184º–264º byd 27 NM blo 14,000´ 184º–264º byd 6 NM blo 10,000´ 354º–034º byd 22 NM blo 18,000´ 354º–034º byd 27NM 354º–034º byd 6 NM blo 10,000´ COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: For a toll free call to Cold Bay FSS dial 1–800–478–7250.
  • ·For a toll free call to Kenai FSS dial 1–866–864–1737.
  • ·STAMPEDE (See KANTISHNA on page 136) MC GRATH H–1B, 2J, L–3C DIAP COLD BAY AK, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Private

Ownership

Military / Army

Scheduled service

No

IATA · SVW

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

2 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=2

  • Other 1
  • Stall / spin 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
1997-01-30 de Havilland DHC-4A · Stall / spin · night →
1993-07-31 Cessna 180 · Other · day →

Designees in AK

CFI Flight Instructors 1,010 A&P Mechanics 3,011 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 30 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 4 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 6 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 7 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 24 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 25 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 7 Schools Flight Schools 20 FBO Fixed Base Operators 55 Clubs Flying Clubs 6 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 4 EAA EAA Chapters 3

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Darlene Kellogg Rudisill Kasilof AK 136 nm
Keith Ham Kasilof AK 136 nm
Dean Stewart Paulson Eagle River AK 175 nm
Walter Maurice Warner Willow AK 177 nm
Martin Eric Hinshaw Wasilla AK 178 nm
Ray Larue Hodges Wasilla AK 178 nm
Stacia Joyce Wasilla AK 178 nm
Bradford Holt Moose Pass AK 182 nm
Brenton Kennedy Anchorage AK 182 nm
Bruce Cummings Anchorage AK 182 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
Mark Kendall Mcgee Port Alsworth AK 67 nm
Leo William Fowler Port Alsworth AK 67 nm
Abigail Claire Mcwhorter Port Alsworth AK 67 nm
Robert Michael Thomas Nikiski AK 129 nm
Evan Kerry Veal Nikiski AK 129 nm
Pierce Wells Bassett Kenai AK 132 nm
Dennis Patrick O'Ney Kenai AK 132 nm
Nathan Coy Smith Kenai AK 132 nm
Matthew Aaron Barnes Kenai AK 132 nm
Samuel Lovell Moore Cole Iii Kenai AK 132 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
Joel Thomas Natwick Port Alsworth AK 67 nm
Mark Kendall Mcgee Port Alsworth AK 67 nm
Jeremy Scott Davis Port Alsworth AK 67 nm
Leo William Fowler Port Alsworth AK 67 nm
Josiah Freeman Port Alsworth AK 67 nm
Elizabeth Jean Davidson Port Alsworth AK 67 nm
Benjamin David Bunn Port Alsworth AK 67 nm
Abigail Claire Mcwhorter Port Alsworth AK 67 nm
Bret Alan Zimmerman Port Alsworth AK 67 nm
Dennis Wayne Fowler Port Alsworth AK 67 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Avionics Specialists of Alaska
Anchorage, AK
 162 nm
Northern Lights Avionics, Inc
Anchorage, AK
 166 nm
Advanced AeroTechnologies Group
Palmer, AK
 189 nm
Aircom Avionics, Inc.
Fairbanks, AK
 307 nm
San Juan Air Maintenance
Friday Harbor, WA
 1334 nm
Cannon Avionics, Inc.
Arlington, WA
 1374 nm
Cannon Aircraft Interiors & CAI Avionics
Everett, WA
 1382 nm
Avionics Shop, Inc.
Gig Harbor, WA
 1402 nm
B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Auburn, WA
 1409 nm
Evergreen Airworks
Puyallup, WA
 1417 nm

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