AirNav: KSMD - Smith Field Airport

KSMD

Smith Field Airport
Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA

GOING TO FORT WAYNE?

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 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
FWAr009/10.0		FORT WAYNE VORTAC		117.80		00E
OLKr115/(16.8)		WOLF LAKE VOR		110.40		03W

NDB name	Hdg/Dist	Freq	Var	ID
HUNTINGTON	042/22.3	417	03W	HHG	.... .... --.
STANLEY	310/29.7	411	05W	VFU	...- ..-. ..-
ANGOLA	191/29.9	347	05W	ANQ	.- -. --.-
DEFIANCE	256/34.7	246	05W	DFI	-.. ..-. ..
BRYAN	241/36.9	260	04W	BYN	-... -.-- -.
WABASH	055/37.1	329	03W	IWH	.. .-- ....

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:

41-08.453612N

41-08.779527N

Longitude:

085-09.427593W

085-08.900968W

Elevation:

826.8 ft.

827.9 ft.

Gradient:

0.2%

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

056 magnetic, 051 true

236 magnetic, 231 true

Displaced threshold:

200 ft.

Markings:

basic, in good condition

Visual slope indicator:

2-box VASI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)

Runway end identifier lights:

Touchdown point:

yes, 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:

41-08.735773N

41-08.438638N

Longitude:

085-09.420873W

085-08.920008W

Elevation:

832.1 ft.

824.9 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

133 magnetic, 128 true

313 magnetic, 308 true

Displaced threshold:

719 ft.

Markings:

nonprecision, in fair condition

basic, in fair condition

Runway end identifier lights:

Touchdown point:

yes, 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 28 August 2008 at 0901Z and 25 September 2008 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
GPS RWY 13		download (207KB)
VOR RWY 13		download (194KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply		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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Aerial photo
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Sectional chart
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 05-Sep-2008

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:45	10:45
Sunrise	07:13	11:13
Sunset	20:05	00:05
Evening civil twilight	20:33	00:33

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	05-Sep-2008 16:42:33
Local (UTC-4)	05-Sep-2008 12:42:33

METAR

KGWB 11nm N	051606Z AUTO 32006KT 10SM OVC028 21/14 A2991 RMK AO2
KFWA 11nm S	051554Z 35010KT 10SM SCT028 BKN035 23/15 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP126 T02330150

TAF

KFWA
11nm S

051237Z 051312 29010KT P6SM SCT015 BKN035 TEMPO 1315 BKN015 FM1900 32008KT P6SM SCT035

NOTAMs

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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.

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.smdairport.com

B&W aerial photo from the Indiana DOT


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