KFWA — Fort Wayne Intl
Fort Wayne, IN · field elevation 815 ft · Class C airspace · ATCT-TRACON
2 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
KFWA current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KFWA 111154Z COR 13004KT 10SM -TSRA FEW046 BKN075 OVC110 21/19 A3001 RMK AO2 PK WND 24031/1055 SLP157 OCNL LTGCGICCCCA DSNT S-SW TS DSNT S-SW MOV SE P0038 60055 70160 T02060194 10233 20200 51026
- Wind
- from 130° at 4 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 7,500 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 21 °C / dewpoint 19 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.01 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,560 ft · pressure altitude 725 ft
- Observed
- 19 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 130° at 4 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | 4 kt head | — |
| 09 | 3 kt head | 3 kt from the right |
| 05 | — | 4 kt from the right |
| 23 | — | 4 kt from the left |
| 27 | 3 kt tail | 3 kt from the left |
| 32 | 4 kt tail | — |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KFWA 111120Z 1112/1212 19006KT P6SM VCSH SCT070 BKN100 TEMPO 1112/1115 4SM -TSRA BKN025CB FM111500 24008KT P6SM BKN035 FM111800 29010KT P6SM -SHRA SCT025 BKN050 PROB30 1118/1122 32020G30KT 2SM TSRA BR BKN025CB FM120000 VRB05KT P6SM BKN070 FM120600 00000KT 1 1/2SM BR BKN007
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
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
- 1047Z / 0045Z
- Tower hours
- Continuous (24 hours)
- Magnetic variation
- -6° (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
- 13 approaches — ILS, LD, LOC, LS, RNAV (GPS), VOR
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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- KSMD Smith Fld10 nm
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- 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.