PAWD — Seward
Seward, AK · field elevation 28 ft · NON-ATCT
6 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
PAWD current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
SPECI PAWD 100117Z AUTO 34022G32KT 10SM -RA FEW025 BKN035 OVC070 02/M01 A2883 RMK AO2 PK WND 36032/0114 UPE0054RAB0054 P0000 T00171006 TSNO $
- Wind
- from 340° at 22 kt, gusting 32 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 3,500 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 2 °C / dewpoint -1 °C
- Altimeter
- 28.83 inHg
- Density altitude
- -199 ft · pressure altitude 1,118 ft
- Observed
- 23 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 340° at 22 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | 21 kt head | 5 kt from the right |
| 34 | 21 kt head | 6 kt from the left |
| 16 | 21 kt tail | 6 kt from the right |
| 13 | 21 kt tail | 5 kt from the left |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Weather cameras
4 within 20 nm, closest on the field. Last image 3 min ago.
View them, and the last six hours — in the EFB →
Forecast
No TAF is issued for PAWD — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for PAWD — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 60.12989, -149.41663
- Elevation
- 28 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1745Z / 0138Z
- Magnetic variation
- 19°E (2010)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Seward
- County
- Kenai Peninsula, AK
Everything else PAWD publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 4,249 | 100 | ASPH | MED |
| 16/34 | 2,289 | 75 | ASPH | — |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.9
Published procedures
- 1 approach — RNAV (GPS)
- 1 departure published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- PASX Soldotna53 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the PAWD airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Alaska airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.