FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 MAY 2023
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: | 835.7 ft. / 254.7 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 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
FSS: | TERRE HAUTE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | HUF (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | 5 NOV-9 MAR 0700-1900, 10 MAR-4 NOV 0700-2100 SVC AFT HR - 260-747-2624. |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | no |
Lights: | ACTVT PAPI RWY 05; MIRL RWY 05/23 & 13/31 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
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 260-479-6621 |
WX AWOS-3 at GWB (11 nm N): | 124.15 (260-925-8225) |
- APCH CTL SECTORIZATION BASED UPON FORT WAYNE RWY USAGE.
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
FWAr015/10.0 | | FORT WAYNE VORTAC | | 117.80 | | 06W |
OLKr115/(16.8) | | WEBSTER LAKE VOR | | 110.40 | | 03W |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
SHENK | | 229/13.7 | | 227 | | 05W | | GW | --. .-- |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A 100LL:SELF SERVE AVBL. |
Parking: | tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
Dimensions: | 3126 x 100 ft. / 953 x 30 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
Latitude: | 41-08.453715N | | 41-08.779635N |
Longitude: | 085-09.427780W | | 085-08.900783W |
Elevation: | 827.0 ft. | | 828.0 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 056 magnetic, 051 true | | 236 magnetic, 231 true |
Displaced threshold: | 201 ft. | | 91 ft. |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) PAPI RSTRD BYD 7 DEGS LEFT & RIGHT OF CNTRLN. | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.05 degrees glide path) PAPI UNUSBL BYD 7 DEGS LEFT & RIGHT OF CNTRLN. |
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 FM RWY END & 90 FT E & 115 FT W. | | 15 ft. road, 200 ft. from runway, 175 ft. right of centerline 15 FT ROAD 185 FT FM RWY END 175 FT R. |
Runway 13/31
Dimensions: | 2922 x 60 ft. / 891 x 18 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
Operational restrictions: | 75 FT CROPS EACH SIDE OF CNTRLN. |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
Latitude: | 41-08.735473N | | 41-08.438582N |
Longitude: | 085-09.420792W | | 085-08.919923W |
Elevation: | 832.4 ft. | | 825.4 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 133 magnetic, 128 true | | 313 magnetic, 308 true |
Displaced threshold: | 299 ft. | | 101 ft. |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 60 ft. tree, 1171 ft. from runway, 270 ft. right of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear 10 FT CROPS 60 FT FM RWY END | | 15 ft. road, 200 ft. from runway, 200 ft. left of centerline 15 FT ROAD 215 FT FM RWY END 185 FT L. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | FT WAYNE ALLEN CO APT ATHRTY 3801 W FERGUSON ROAD-RM 209 FT WAYNE, IN 46809 Phone 260-747-4146 |
Manager: | SCOTT D. HINDERMAN, A.A.E. 3801 WEST FERGUSON ROAD, STE. 209 FORT WAYNE, IN 46809 Phone 260-747-4146 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 48 | Single engine airplanes: | | 45 | Helicopters: | | 3 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 54/day * | 60% | local general aviation | 38% | transient general aviation | 1% | air taxi | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2019 | |
Additional Remarks
A30A-23 | CALM WIND RWY. |
- | COND NOT MNTD NOV-MAR 1900-0700. |
- | 100 FT FIELD LGTS 0.5 NM E OF ARPT. |
- | BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
- | FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921. |
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 from 18 May 2023 at 0901Z to 15 June 2023 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 **CHANGED** | |
download (206KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (259KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (206KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 | |
download (227KB) |
VOR RWY 13 | |
download (186KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (142KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (457KB) |
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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of Todd Stemen / Advantage Aerial Inc.
Photo taken 12-Sep-2011
looking west.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 05-Jun-2023
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:36 | | 09:36 |
Sunrise | | 06:10 | | 10:10 |
Sunset | | 21:08 | | 01:08 |
Evening civil twilight | | 21:42 | | 01:42 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jun-2023 04:38:00 |
Local (UTC-4) | 05-Jun-2023 00:38:00 |
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METAR |
KSMD | 050415Z AUTO 10SM BKN050 OVC055 13/00 A3007 RMK A01
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KGWB 11nm N | 050415Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/02 A3007 RMK AO2
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KFWA 11nm S | 050354Z 08008KT 10SM FEW250 14/M01 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP177 T01441011
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TAF |
KFWA 11nm S | 041720Z 0418/0518 06013G21KT P6SM SKC FM050200 06006KT P6SM FEW250
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NOTAMs |
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