FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 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 |
| FWAr009/10.0 | | 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 |
| 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: | |
| 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% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 056 magnetic, 051 true | | 236 magnetic, 231 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 200 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, 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: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, 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: | |
| 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 | | left |
| Runway heading: | 133 magnetic, 128 true | | 313 magnetic, 308 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 719 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, 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 |
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| 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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 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/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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Taken in December 2006
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 30-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:16 | | 12:16 |
| Sunrise | | 07:47 | | 12:47 |
| Sunset | | 17:12 | | 22:12 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:43 | | 22:43 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 30-Nov-2009 09:09:56 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 30-Nov-2009 04:09:56 |
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| METAR |
KGWB 11nm N | 300846Z AUTO 31004KT 10SM BKN014 OVC049 02/M01 A2988 RMK AO2
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KFWA 11nm S | 300854Z 30004KT 10SM SCT045 OVC050 03/02 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP126 T00330017 51012 $
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| TAF |
KFWA 11nm S | 300529Z 3006/0106 32008KT P6SM SCT025 BKN050 FM301800 28010G16KT P6SM SCT050 FM010000 24014G22KT P6SM -SHSN SCT050 BKN100
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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