Airports / Alaska / SKW
Skwentna Airport
PASW / SKWSkwentna, AlaskaELEV 148 FT
Google rating
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
37 nm
To the nearest alternate
Talkeetna Airport (TKA).
Overview
Skwentna Airport, listed as PASW / SKW, is a general aviation field in Skwentna, Alaska. The airport sits 148 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into SKW for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Talkeetna Airport (TKA, 37 nm), Wasilla Airport (WWA, 53 nm), and Birchwood Airport (PABV, 58 nm).
Charter pricing from SKW depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Skwentna.
Field capability
ICAO
PASW
IATA
SKW
FAA / Local
SKW
Elevation
148 ft
Coordinates
61.9653° N · 151.1910° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs AK fields
state range 2–3,318 ft
At 148 ft, SKW sits higher than 55% of the 285 Alaska fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 37nmTKATalkeetna AirportTalkeetna
- 53nmWWAWasilla AirportWasilla
- 58nmPABVBirchwood AirportBirchwood
- 58nmEDFElmendorf Air Force BaseAnchorage
- 58nmANCTed Stevens Anchorage International AirportAnchorage
- 59nmMRIMerrill FieldAnchorage
Location
Open the full mapPASW · Skwentna Airport · Skwentna, AK
From the ramp
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