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 100554Z 22009KT 10SM FEW200 04/02 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP171 T00440022 10089 20039 58015 $
- Wind
- from 220° at 9 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- few, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 4 °C / dewpoint 2 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.03 inHg
- Density altitude
- -389 ft · pressure altitude 705 ft
- Observed
- 33 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 220° at 9 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | 9 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 27 | 6 kt head | 7 kt from the left |
| 14 | 1 kt head | 9 kt from the right |
| 32 | 1 kt tail | 9 kt from the left |
| 09 | 6 kt tail | 7 kt from the right |
| 05 | 9 kt tail | 1 kt from the right |
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
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KFWA 100520Z 1006/1106 22009KT P6SM FEW250 FM101000 28005KT 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
- 1222Z / 2227Z
- 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 →
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- KSMD Smith Fld10 nm
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- 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.