KSMD — Smith Fld
Fort Wayne, IN · field elevation 836 ft · NON-ATCT
KSMD current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KSMD 101035Z AUTO 25004KT 10SM 07/03 A3000 RMK A01
- Wind
- from 250° at 4 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- no ceiling reported
- Temperature
- 7 °C / dewpoint 3 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Density altitude
- -17 ft · pressure altitude 756 ft
- Observed
- 13 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 250° at 4 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | 4 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 31 | 2 kt head | 3 kt from the left |
| 13 | 2 kt tail | 3 kt from the right |
| 05 | 4 kt tail | 1 kt from the left |
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
No TAF is issued for KSMD — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KSMD — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 41.14336, -85.15278
- Elevation
- 836 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1223Z / 2226Z
- Magnetic variation
- 5°W (2000)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Chicago
- County
- Allen, IN
Everything else KSMD publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 3,126 | 100 | ASPH | MED |
| 13/31 | 2,922 | 60 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
- Approach SW/NW OF ACTIVE RWY
- 127.2
- Approach SE/NE OF ACTIVE RWY
- 132.15
Published procedures
- 4 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KFWA Fort Wayne Intl10 nm
- KGWB Auburn/Dekalb Exec11 nm
- KHHG Huntington Muni22 nm
- KVNW Van Wert County30 nm
- KANQ Tri-State Steuben County30 nm
- KASW Warsaw Muni32 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KSMD 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.