KSWT Weather Seward Municipal Airport

Seward, NebraskaElevation 1,506 ftSmall airport

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE

Nearest report: KLNK · 16 NM E · 52 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

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

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KLNK

WIND

340@4

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

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 from 10° at 4 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 17C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight chance rain showers, low near 52F, 37% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Wednesday: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Sunny. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Tonight	Chance Rain Showers	52	ENE 7 kt	–	37%
Monday	Rain Showers Likely	71/47	SE 12 kt	19 kt	55%
Tuesday	Mostly Cloudy	68/53	WSW 10 kt	15 kt	19%
Wednesday	Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Sunny	74/53	S 13 kt	20 kt	26%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Thursday	Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Sunny	74/57	ESE 8 kt	–	33%
Friday	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	74/56	S 14 kt	22 kt	65%
Saturday	Rain Showers Likely	67/50	S 10 kt	16 kt	65%
Sunday	Partly Sunny	65	NW 6 kt	–	6%

Source: National Weather Service (office OAX). Forecast issued 0246Z.

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

2 runways

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

2 runways · longest 4,200 ft

04/22

Dimensions

3,400 x 150 ft

Surface

Turf (good)

RWY 0447°T

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 22227°T

Traffic patternLeft

16/34

Dimensions

4,200 x 75 ft

Surface

Concrete (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 16174°T

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 34354°T

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

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

1,506 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

2333Z 6:33 PM

Sunrise

1251Z 7:51 AM

Loggable night

0001Z (7:01 PM local) → 1223Z (7:23 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2333Z (6:33 PM local) → 1251Z (7:51 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0033Z (7:33 PM local) → 1151Z (6:51 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

Seward Municipal Airport is in Seward, Nebraska. Field elevation 1,506 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerGREG AND TERRI WHISLER

Manager phone402-643-2125

AttendedALL MON-SAT, 0800–1700

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKSWT

SectionalOMAHA

Center (ARTCC)MINNEAPOLIS

Flight service (AFSS)COLUMBUS

RegionNebraska

CountryUnited States

Coordinates40.8647, -97.1092

Distance from city3 NM S

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)

CTAF122.800

UNICOM122.800

FREQUENCIES

Communications

124

LINCOLN APP/DEP

A/D

122.65

COLUMBUS RDO

FSS

122.8

CTAF/UNICOM

UNIC

122.800

CTAF

122.800

UNICOM

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

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KSWT traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-22, 27 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Medium confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

1.3

AVG OPS/DAY

2.6

Operations trend (7 days)

Busiest day: Thu · Busiest month: Sep

FLEET MIX

Piston single 63%Unknown 15%Turboprop 15%Helicopter 7%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C172 (Piston single) · ~4 landings/mo

›C208 (Turboprop) · ~3 landings/mo

›BL8 (Piston single) · ~2 landings/mo

›C152 (Piston single) · ~2 landings/mo

›EC45 (Helicopter) · ~2 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

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

›C172 (Piston single)

›BD4 (Unknown)

›S22T (Piston single)

›EC45 (Helicopter)

›C208 (Turboprop)

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

KSWT has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KLNK (16 NM E, VFR).

KLNK Lincoln Airport

16 NM E

VFR

KOLU Columbus Municipal Airport

37 NM N

VFR

KBIE Beatrice Municipal Airport

38 NM SE

VFR

KFET Fremont Municipal Airport

44 NM NE

VFR

KMLE Millard Airport

49 NM NE

VFR

KGRI Central Nebraska Regional Airport

55 NM W

MVFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›SELF SVC AVBL H24.

›13 FT ROAD 730 FT FM RWY END XS CNTRLN.

›ACTVT MIRL RWY 16/34; PAPI RWY 16 & 34; WINDSOCK - CTAF.

›23 FT ROAD 1225 FT FM RWY END XS CNTRLN.

›FOR CD CTC OMAHA APCH AT 402-682-4395.

›MARVIN SIEFERT, AIRPORT AUTHORITY CHAIRMAN.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗KSWT on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KSWT have a METAR?

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

Does KSWT have a TAF?

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

What is the field elevation at KSWT?

KSWT sits at 1,506 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KSWT?

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.