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KSMD Smith Field Airport
Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: SMD
Lat/Long: 41-08-36.1000N / 085-09-10.0000W
41-08.601667N / 085-09.166667W
41.1433611 / -85.1527778
(estimated)
Elevation: 835 ft. / 254.5 m (surveyed)
Variation: 05W (2000)
From city: 4 miles N of FORT WAYNE, IN
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 46825

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 04/1940
Sectional chart: CHICAGO
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CHICAGO CENTER
FSS: TERRE HAUTE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: HUF (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: DUSK-DAWN
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3: 124.55 (260-490-4030)
FORT WAYNE APPROACH: 127.2(SW/NW OF ACTIVE RWY) 132.15(SE/NE OF ACTIVE RWY) [0600-2300]
FORT WAYNE DEPARTURE: 127.2(SW/NW OF ACTIVE RWY) 132.15(SE/NE OF ACTIVE RWY) [0600-2300]
IC: 127.2(SW/NW OF ACTIVE RWY)
WX ASOS at FWA (10 nm S): PHONE 260-478-5615
  • APCH CTL SECTORIZATION BASED UPON FORT WAYNE RWY USAGE.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
FWAr009/10.0FORT WAYNE VORTAC117.8000E
OLKr115/(16.8)WOLF LAKE VOR110.4003W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
HUNTINGTON042/22.341703WHHG .... .... --.
STANLEY310/29.741105WVFU ...- ..-. ..-
ANGOLA191/29.934705WANQ .- -. --.-
DEFIANCE256/34.724605WDFI -.. ..-. ..
BRYAN241/36.926004WBYN -... -.-- -.

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 5/23

Dimensions: 3124 x 60 ft. / 952 x 18 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Double wheel: 40.0
Runway edge lights: low intensity
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Latitude: 41-08.453612N41-08.779527N
Longitude: 085-09.427593W085-08.900968W
Elevation: 826.8 ft.827.9 ft.
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 056 magnetic, 051 true236 magnetic, 231 true
Displaced threshold: 200 ft.no
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-box VASI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)2-box VASI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 10 ft. crops, 200 ft. from runway
CROPS
RWY 05 APCH RATIO 40:1 AT DSPLCD THLD.
10 FT CROPS 65 FT FROM RWY END
15 ft. road, 210 ft. from runway, 135 ft. right of centerline

Runway 13/31

Dimensions: 2922 x 100 ft. / 891 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Double wheel: 40.0
RUNWAY 13  RUNWAY 31
Latitude: 41-08.735773N41-08.438638N
Longitude: 085-09.420873W085-08.920008W
Elevation: 832.1 ft.824.9 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 133 magnetic, 128 true313 magnetic, 308 true
Displaced threshold: 719 ft.no
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionbasic, in fair condition
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 10 ft. tree, 850 ft. from runway, 100 ft. left of centerline
CROPS
RWY 13 APCH RATIO 50:1 AT DSPLCD THLD.
10 FT CROPS 25 FT FROM RWY END
15 ft. road, 200 ft. from runway, 156 ft. left of centerline
15 FT ROAD 120 FT FM RWY END & 255 FT L.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: FT WAYNE ALLEN CO APT ATHRTY
LT. PAUL BAER-RM 209
FT WAYNE, IN 46809
Phone 219-747-4146
Manager: TIM O'DONNELL
426 W. LUDWIG RD.
FORT WAYNE, IN 46825
Phone 260-489-8020

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 59
Single engine airplanes: 57
Multi engine airplanes: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 28/day *
62% local general aviation
38% transient general aviation
<1% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2004

Additional Remarks

100 FT AGL ATHLETIC FIELD LGTS 1/2 NM EAST OF ARPT.
BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.
RWY 13/31 CROPS 74 FT EACH SIDE OF CNTRLN. RWY 5, CROPS 90 FT E AND 115 FT W

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
GPS RWY 13 **CHANGED**   download (207KB)
VOR RWY 13 **CHANGED**   download (194KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply **NEW**   download (23KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply   download (32KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KFWA - Fort Wayne International Airport (10 nm S)
KGWB - De Kalb County Airport (11 nm N)
C62 - Kendallville Municipal Airport (20 nm N)
KHHG - Huntington Municipal Airport (22 nm SW)
KVNW - Van Wert County Airport (30 nm SE)
 
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Area around KSMD (Smith Field Airport)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KSMD (Smith Field Airport)
Photo courtesy of Stemen Stock Photos
Taken in December 2006

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Sectional chart
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From to KSMD

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 13-May-2008
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:5309:53
Sunrise06:2410:24
Sunset20:5000:50
Evening civil twilight21:2101:21

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-May-2008 16:18:16
Local (UTC-4)  13-May-2008 12:18:16
 
METAR
KGWB 
11nm N 
131605Z AUTO 15006KT 10SM CLR 16/07 A3013 RMK AO2
KFWA 
11nm S 
131554Z 19009G16KT 10SM FEW030 SCT150 17/08 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP208 T01670083
TAF
KFWA 
11nm S 
131138Z 131212 12003KT P6SM SCT250 TEMPO 1213 4SM BR FM1500 17012KT P6SM SCT250 FM1900 18013G18KT P6SM SCT250 FM0500 18010KT P6SM BKN100 FM1000 19012KT P6SM BKN050CB
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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

 Business Name   Contact   Services / Description Comments
Smith Field Air Service, LLC 260-489-5518
[web site]
[email]
Flight training, Aircraft rental, Aerial tours / aerial sightseeing, Aerial photography, Pilot supplies

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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Smith Field Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Smith Field Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KSMD have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
DON HALLS GUESTHOUSE 0.8 99-109
BAYMONT FT. WAYNE 0.8 64-75
 

Other hotels near Smith Field Airport

Miles Price ($)
FORT WAYNE IN DAYS INN 0.8 55-60
AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN 0.8 45-50
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT FORT WAYNE 0.9 90-130
ECONO LODGE FORT WAYNE 0.9 63-131
HAMPTON STES FT WAYNE NORTH 0.9 99-149
LEES INN SUITES FORT WAYNE 0.9 64-72
SUPER 8 FORT WAYNE 0.9 55-70
STUDIOPLUS FT WAYNE-NORTH 1.0 70-85
HYATT PLACE FORT WAYNE 1.0 99-149
MARRIOTT FORT WAYNE 1.1 99-149
RESIDENCE FORT WAYNE BY MARRIOTT 1.5 89-138
HOWARD JOHNSON INN FORT WAYNE 2.1 57-58
RED ROOF INN FORT WAYNE 2.3 57-61
KNIGHTS INN FT WAYNE 2.3 42-50
QUALITY HOTEL FT WAYNE 2.4 64-82
LA QUINTA INN & SUITES FT. WAYNE 3.5 68-79
COMFORT SUITES NORTH 3.6 89-270
WORTHINGTON MANSION B AND B 4.6 89-99
HILTON FORT WAYNE @ GRAND WAYNE CONVENTION CENTER 4.6 114-159

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Smith Field Airport

32 in Fort Wayne
5 in Auburn
3 in Columbia City
 

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Other Pages about Smith Field Airport

www.smithairfield.com
B&W aerial photo from the Indiana DOT
 
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