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KSMD Smith Field Airport
Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009

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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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: 0700-2100
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 -... -.-- -.
WABASH055/37.132903WIWH .. .-- ....

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
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
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: 70 ft. tree, 1742 ft. from runway, 130 ft. right of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear
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 260-747-4146
Manager: TIM O'DONNELL
426 W. LUDWIG RD.
FORT WAYNE, IN 46825
Phone 260-489-5518

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 56
Single engine airplanes: 54
Multi engine airplanes: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 55/day *
62% local general aviation
38% transient general aviation
<1% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2007

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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
GPS RWY 13   download
VOR RWY 13   download
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (23KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures 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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Aerial photo of KSMD (Smith Field Airport)
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Taken in December 2006

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From to KSMD

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Feb-2010
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:1512:15
Sunrise07:4412:44
Sunset18:0623:06
Evening civil twilight18:3523:35

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Feb-2010 01:58:00
Local (UTC-5)  09-Feb-2010 20:58:00
 
METAR
KGWB 
11nm N 
100145Z AUTO 27003KT 1 1/2SM -SN OVC012 M05/M05 A2961 RMK AO2
KFWA 
11nm S 
100154Z 25018G24KT 1 1/2SM -SN BLSN BKN012 OVC027 M04/M07 A2963 RMK AO2 SLP044 P0000 T10441067
TAF
KFWA 
11nm S 
092334Z 1000/1024 25010G20KT 1 1/2SM -SN BR SCT008 BKN018 TEMPO 1000/1004 3/4SM -SN BR BKN008 FM100800 32020G28KT 1/2SM -SN BLSN VV006 FM101500 32020G32KT 1SM -SN BLSN OVC010 FM101800 32018G28KT 3SM -SHSN BLSN OVC020
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Fort Wayne - Allen County Airport Authority 260-489-5518
no information available

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100LL Jet A
FS $4.50 $3.80 
SS $4.30 $3.60 
 Updated 05-Feb-2010
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SS=Self service
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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 4.7 99-109
BAYMONT FT. WAYNE 0.8 69
 

Other hotels near Smith Field Airport

Miles Price ($)
FORT WAYNE IN DAYS INN 0.8 49-63
AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN 0.8 45-110
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT FORT WAYNE 0.9 110-111
QUALITY INN FORT WAYNE 0.9 80-85
QUALITY INN 0.9 80-126
LEES INN SUITES FORT WAYNE 0.9 60-87
SUPER 8 FORT WAYNE 0.9 47-85
HYATT PLACE FORT WAYNE 1.0 84-119
COUNTRY INN STES FT WAYNE N 1.0 87-111
STUDIOPLUS FT WAYNE-NORTH 1.0 30-60
MARRIOTT FORT WAYNE 1.1 149-150
CANDLEWOOD STES FORT WAYNE 1.1 81-120
RESIDENCE FORT WAYNE BY MARRIOTT 1.5 89-149
HOWARD JOHNSON INN FORT WAYNE 2.0 42-63
GUESTHOUSE INN FORT WAYNE 2.3 57-78
RED ROOF INN FORT WAYNE 2.3 51-62
COUNTRY HEARTH INN FORT WAYNE 2.3 35-85
KNIGHTS INN FT WAYNE 2.3 59-66
HOLIDAY INN AT THE IPFW COLISEUM 2.4 

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

42 in Fort Wayne
7 in Auburn
3 in Columbia City
 

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Other Pages about Smith Field Airport

www.smdairport.com
Aerial photo from the Indiana DOT
 
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