The airstrip was constructed in 1952 as part of the construction of the Sparrevohn Air Force Station. During the station's operational use as a manned radar station, it provided transportation for station personnel and for supplies and equipment to be airlifted to the station. With the manned radar station's closure in 1983, the airstrip now provides access to the site for supply runs and to transfer crews.
It is staffed by five or fewer civilian contractors at any one time, and is not open to the public. During the winter months, it may be inaccessible due to the extreme weather conditions at the location. [2]
Facilities and aircraftedit
Sparrevohn LRRS has one runway designated 16/34 with a gravel surface measuring 4,198 by 151 feet (1,280 x 46 m). For the 12-month period ending July 17, 1978, the airport had 240 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 20 per month.[1]
Referencesedit
^ abcFAA Airport Form 5010 for SVW PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective 30 June 2011.
^ This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
External linksedit
FAA Terminal Procedures for SVW, effective November 30, 2023
Resources for this airport:
FAA airport information for SVW
AirNav airport information for PASV
ASN accident history for SVW
FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
sparrevohn, lrrs, airport, iata, icao, pasv, military, airstrip, located, south, sparrevohn, bethel, census, area, state, alaska, airstrip, also, located, miles, south, mcgrath, alaska, miles, west, anchorage, alaska, open, public, iata, svwicao, pasvfaa, svws. Sparrevohn LRRS Airport IATA SVW ICAO PASV FAA LID SVW is a military airstrip located south of Sparrevohn in the Bethel Census Area of the U S state of Alaska 1 The airstrip is also located 129 miles 208 km south of McGrath Alaska and 188 miles 303 km west of Anchorage Alaska It is not open for public use Sparrevohn LRRS AirportIATA SVWICAO PASVFAA LID SVWSummaryAirport typeMilitaryOwnerU S Air ForceLocationSparrevohn AlaskaElevation AMSL1 585 ft 483 mCoordinates61 05 50 N 155 34 29 W 61 09722 N 155 57472 W 61 09722 155 57472MapSVWLocation of airport in AlaskaRunwaysDirection Length Surfaceft m16 34 4 198 1 280 GravelStatistics 1978 Aircraft operations240Source Federal Aviation Administration 1 Contents 1 Overview 2 Facilities and aircraft 3 References 4 External linksOverview editSparrevohn Airport is a United States Air Force military airstrip Its mission is to provide access to the Sparrevohn Long Range Radar Site for servicing and other requirements The airstrip was constructed in 1952 as part of the construction of the Sparrevohn Air Force Station During the station s operational use as a manned radar station it provided transportation for station personnel and for supplies and equipment to be airlifted to the station With the manned radar station s closure in 1983 the airstrip now provides access to the site for supply runs and to transfer crews It is staffed by five or fewer civilian contractors at any one time and is not open to the public During the winter months it may be inaccessible due to the extreme weather conditions at the location 2 Facilities and aircraft editSparrevohn LRRS has one runway designated 16 34 with a gravel surface measuring 4 198 by 151 feet 1 280 x 46 m For the 12 month period ending July 17 1978 the airport had 240 general aviation aircraft operations an average of 20 per month 1 References edit a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for SVW PDF Federal Aviation Administration effective 30 June 2011 nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency External links editFAA Terminal Procedures for SVW effective November 30 2023 Resources for this airport FAA airport information for SVW AirNav airport information for PASV ASN accident history for SVW FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker NOAA NWS latest weather observations for PASV SkyVector aeronautical chart for SVW Portals nbsp Alaska nbsp Aviation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sparrevohn LRRS Airport amp oldid 1054191350, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
