Pilot Info

 

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 Savings Time
 Address 426 W. Ludwig Rd., Fort Wayne, IN 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
 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
 AWOS 124.55 or (260) 490-4030
 Weather 1(800) WX-BRIEF

• 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

Airport Services
Fuel available 100LL JET-A
Parking Hangars and Tiedowns
Powerplant service Major
Bottled oxygen None
Bulk oxygen None

Runway Information
*Instrument Approach Procedures are subject to change.  For the most current data, please check the
  FAA’s digital – Terminal Procedures Publication.

Runway 5/23
Dimensions 3124 x 100 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% 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
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 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 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 Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field
59
 
Single engine airplanes
57 Aircraft operations avg. 28/day*
Multi engine airplanes
2 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 

Link to FAA - digital terminal procedures: http://www.naco.faa.gov/index.asp?xml=naco/online/d_tpp

www.faa.gov

NOTAMs: http://www.faa.gov/pilots/flt_plan/notams/