KSWT · Seward Municipal Airport

SEWARD, NEBRASKA · SMALL AIRPORT

1,506

Elevation ft

Runways

4,200

Longest ft · 16/34

40.86N

97.11W

Seward Municipal Airport serves Seward, Nebraska at 1,506 ft elevation with its longest runway, 16/34, at 4,200 by 75 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
16/34	4,200 × 75 ft	concrete	lit
04/22	3,400 × 150 ft	graded earth	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,506 ft is about 12°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 12°C)	1,506 ft	2,732 ft	2,269 ft	3,403 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,706 ft	2,966 ft	2,395 ft	3,593 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,906 ft	3,200 ft	2,522 ft	3,783 ft
35°C afternoon	4,267 ft	3,270 ft	2,560 ft	3,840 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (16/34, 4,200 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,840 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KSWT is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KLNK Lincoln Airport	16 nm E	12,901 ft
KJYR York Municipal Airport	23 nm W	5,900 ft
KOLU Columbus Municipal Airport	37 nm N	6,801 ft
KBIE Beatrice Municipal Airport	38 nm SE	5,602 ft
KPMV Plattsmouth Municipal Airport	54 nm E	5,500 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KSWT

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KSWT, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KSWT or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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