2W3 Weather Swanson Airport

Eatonville, WashingtonElevation 843 ftSmall airport

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE

Nearest report: KGRF · 18 NM NW · 7 min old

Ceiling 3,400 ft, visibility 10 SM.

No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KGRF

WIND

290@3

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

3,400 ft

lowest BKN/OVC

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No aviation METAR is published for this airport. The nearest National Weather Service station reports wind calm, temperature 2.22C. This observation is older than usual, so treat it with extra caution. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests this afternoon light rain likely, high near 56F, low near 40F, 57% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Wednesday: Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
This Afternoon	Light Rain Likely	56/40	SE 5 kt	–	57%
Monday	Chance Light Rain	57/40	E 1 kt	–	50%
Tuesday	Light Rain Likely	55/37	SSW 4 kt	–	97%
Wednesday	Showers And Thunderstorms	50/34	S 6 kt	–	97%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Thursday	Light Rain	50/31	SE 4 kt	–	77%
Friday	Chance Light Rain	52/30	NNE 1 kt	–	26%
Saturday	Partly Sunny	54/31	0 kt	–	7%

Source: National Weather Service (office SEW). Forecast issued 2206Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND

1 runway

WIND

No on-field weather data

No reporting weather station on the field, so wind components cannot be computed. See nearby stations below.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

1 runway · longest 2,990 ft

16/34

Dimensions

2,990 x 36 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 16185°T

Traffic patternRight

RWY 345°T

Traffic patternLeft

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

843 ft MSL

Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

0104Z 6:04 PM

Sunrise

1442Z 7:42 AM

Loggable night

0135Z (6:35 PM local) → 1411Z (7:11 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

0104Z (6:04 PM local) → 1442Z (7:42 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0204Z (7:04 PM local) → 1342Z (6:42 AM local)

1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Swanson Airport is in Eatonville, Washington. Field elevation 843 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerDAVID IRELAND

Manager phone714-686-8480

AttendedDaily, 0800–2000

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATA2W3

SectionalSEATTLE

Center (ARTCC)SEATTLE

Flight service (AFSS)SEATTLE

RegionWashington

CountryUnited States

Coordinates46.8716, -122.2570

Distance from city1 NM NE

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

Traffic pattern alt800 ft MSL

CTAF122.900

FREQUENCIES

Communications

122.900

CTAF

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

2W3 traffic patterns

2026-06-13 to 2026-10-23, 18 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Medium confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

AVG OPS/DAY

2.1

Operations trend (7 days)

Busiest day: Thu · Busiest month: Sep

FLEET MIX

Piston single 77%Helicopter 11%Unknown 11%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C182 (Piston single) · ~2 landings/mo

›C172 (Piston single) · ~2 landings/mo

›H60 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo

›P28A (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

›RV10 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly single-engine piston aircraft.

›C172 (Piston single)

›C182 (Piston single)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

Data limitations (4)

›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.

›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.

›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.

›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

2W3 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KGRF (18 NM NW, VFR).

KGRF Gray Army Air Field

18 NM NW

VFR

KTCM McChord Air Force Base

18 NM NW

VFR

KOLM Olympia Regional Airport

27 NM W

MVFR

KTIW Tacoma Narrows Airport

27 NM NW

VFR

KCLS Chehalis Centralia Airport

32 NM W

MVFR

KSEA Seattle–Tacoma International Airport

35 NM N

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›BICYCLES AVBL AT N END KIOSK

›DUSK-0000. AFTER 0000, ACTVT MIRL RY 16/34 - CTAF.

›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.

›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.

›NON STD PAT 16R.

›APRT NAME PAINTED IN CENTER OF RY.

›TREES IN APCH & TRANSITIONAL SFCS BOTH SIDES OF RWY.

›RESTROOMS AVBL AT TRINITY AVN ACADEMY NE END.

›FOR CD CTC SEATTLE APCH AT 206-214-4723.

›ESTABD PRIOR TO MAY 1959.

›ANNC BACK TAXI ON RWY. GRVL SVC ROAD ARND RWY 16/34 NOT AVBL FOR ACFT OPS.

›DEER ON AND IN VCNTY OF ARPT DUSK AND DAWN.

›BLDGS ARE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO RY.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗2W3 on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does 2W3 have a METAR?

No on-field METAR is issued for 2W3. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.

Does 2W3 have a TAF?

No TAF is issued directly for 2W3. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at 2W3?

2W3 sits at 843 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for 2W3?

No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.

This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.