KFWA — Fort Wayne Intl
Fort Wayne, IN · field elevation 815 ft · Class C airspace · ATCT-TRACON
KFWA current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KFWA 252354Z 32003KT 10SM FEW110 BKN180 BKN230 15/12 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP245 T01500122 10206 20150 56005 $
- Wind
- from 320° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 18,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 15 °C / dewpoint 12 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.25 inHg
- Density altitude
- 598 ft · pressure altitude 485 ft
- Observed
- 5 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 320° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | 3 kt head | — |
| 27 | 2 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 05 | — | 3 kt from the left |
| 23 | — | 3 kt from the right |
| 09 | 2 kt tail | 2 kt from the left |
| 14 | 3 kt tail | — |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
6 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 19,000–43,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KFWA 252320Z 2600/2624 06004KT P6SM BKN180 FM260600 04005KT P6SM FEW250
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 40.97847, -85.19517
- Elevation
- 815 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class C
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter.
Established means they answered you by callsign. “Aircraft calling, stand by” is not established and you stay out; “Cessna 12345, stand by” is, and you may enter. Mode C is required within the lateral limits and above them to 10,000 ft MSL. VFR traffic gets sequencing and traffic advisories, not separation.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1131Z / 2333Z
- Tower hours
- Continuous (24 hours)
- Magnetic variation
- 6°W (2020)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A,A+
- Sectional
- Chicago
- County
- Allen, IN
Airport diagram
Everything else KFWA publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 11,981 | 150 | ASPH-CONC | HIGH |
| 14/32 | 8,002 | 150 | ASPH-CONC | HIGH |
| 09/27 | 4,001 | 75 | ASPH-CONC | — |
Frequencies
- ATIS
- 121.25
- Tower Continuous (24 hours)
- 119.1
- Ground
- 121.9
- Clearance
- 124.75
- UNICOM
- 122.95
- Approach SW/NW OF ACTIVE RWY
- 127.2
- Approach SE/NE OF ACTIVE RWY
- 132.15
- Approach
- 135.325
Published procedures
- 11 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS), VOR
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KSMD Smith Fld10 nm
- KHHG Huntington Muni14 nm
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- KVNW Van Wert County27 nm
- KPLD Portland Muni33 nm
- KASW Warsaw Muni34 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KFWA airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Indiana airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.