Fort Wayne International
FWA · KFWA · Fort Wayne, Indiana · Allen County · map
Fort Wayne International is a public-use airport owned by Ft Wayne/Allen CO Arpt Auth, 7 miles southwest of Fort Wayne, Indiana, 814 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 05/23, is 11,981 feet of asphalt and concrete. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive) and about 89 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 39,394 takeoffs and landings a year. About 411,386 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather right now KFWA · observed 5:54 pm EDT (21:54 UTC), 9 minutes ago
MVFR flyable but watch the ceiling and visibility
- Wind calm
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: overcast at 1,900 feet
- Temperature 64°F (18°C), dew point 58°F (14°C)
- Altimeter 29.96 inHg
The forecast issued Sun 1:20 pm EDT (17:20 UTC), good until Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Sun 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,500 feet MVFR
- At times between Sun 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC) and 4:00 pm EDT (20:00 UTC): overcast at 800 feet IFR
- From Sun 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,500 feet MVFR
- From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 3 miles, mist, clear skies MVFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KFWA 112154Z 00000KT 10SM OVC019 18/14 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP144 T01780144 $
TAF KFWA 111720Z 1118/1218 VRB05KT P6SM OVC015 TEMPO 1118/1120 OVC008 FM112200 VRB03KT P6SM BKN025 FM120000 00000KT P6SM SCT250 FM120600 VRB03KT 3SM BR SKC
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
Flight planning warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions · for planning, not a briefing
No SIGMET or AIRMET covers this field right now.
12 pilot reports within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours, the nearest three:
- CRJ9 climbing, 0 nm east, 6:01 pm EDT (22:01 UTC): overcast from 2,500 ft to 3,300 ft.
as filed, and in English
FWA UA /OV FWA/TM 2201/FLDURC/TP CRJ9/SK OVC025 - TOPS 033
- Report
- a routine report filed through FWA
- Where
- over FWA
- Time
- 22:01 UTC
- Height
- during the climb
- Aircraft
- CRJ9
- Sky
- overcast from 2,500 ft, tops 3,300 ft
- CRJ2 at 3,300 ft, 0 nm east, 5:33 pm EDT (21:33 UTC): no turbulence.
as filed, and in English
FWA UA /OV FWA/TM 2133/FL033/TP CRJ2/SK B28 T33/TB SMOOTH
- Report
- a routine report filed through FWA
- Where
- over FWA
- Time
- 21:33 UTC
- Height
- at 3,300 ft
- Aircraft
- CRJ2
- Sky
- B28 T33
- Turbulence
- smooth
- CRJ2 at 3,000 ft, 0 nm east, 4:39 pm EDT (20:39 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on.
as filed, and in English
FWA UA /OV FWA/TM 2039/FL030/TP CRJ2/SK T030
- Report
- a routine report filed through FWA
- Where
- over FWA
- Time
- 20:39 UTC
- Height
- at 3,000 ft
- Aircraft
- CRJ2
- Sky
- T030
Winds aloft at the nearest forecast point (FWA), for use 20:00–03:00 UTC: 3,000 ft: 350° at 9 kt; 6,000 ft: 350° at 24 kt, 15 °C; 9,000 ft: 360° at 25 kt, 9 °C; 12,000 ft: 360° at 29 kt, 4 °C; 18,000 ft: 350° at 31 kt, -10 °C.
No temporary flight restriction within 50 nautical miles.
The full picture: all warnings and reports, winds to 39,000 ft, radar and forecast charts
From the government's aviation weather service and the FAA's restriction list, refreshed every few minutes. This is for planning; the legal briefing comes from Flight Service or the FAA's own tools. Ordinary notices to air missions (closed runways, lights out) are not shown: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time.
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 8,628 departures from FWA in those twelve months, carrying 492,184 passengers in 611,349 seats (81% filled), to 69 destinations (2 abroad) on 18 airlines.
All 69 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA FWA · ICAO KFWA
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Ft Wayne/Allen CO Arpt Auth
- Elevation
- 814 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower with a TRACON · around the clock
- Attended
- every day, 5:00 am to 11:00 pm
- Lights
- beacon see the remarks below
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive; the services card below
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 6W
- In the FAA's files since
- January 1943
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 11,981 × 150 ft | Asphalt and concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 14/32 | 8,002 × 150 ft | Asphalt and concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 09/27 | 4,001 × 75 ft | Asphalt and concrete, fair |
- Runway 05: ILS, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2)
- Runway 23: PAPI, four lights on the left, rr 23 ft high 800 ft from the end
- Runway 14: PAPI, four lights on the left, tree 100 ft high 3,672 ft from the end
- Runway 32: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), rr 26 ft high 1,084 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 121.25 | Fort Wayne |
| Clearance delivery | 124.75 | Fort Wayne |
| Clearance delivery | 126.6 | |
| Clearance delivery | 134.05 | |
| Ground | 121.9 | Fort Wayne |
| Tower | 119.1 | Fort Wayne |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace Southwest/northwest of active runway | 127.2 | Fort Wayne |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace Southeast/northeast of active runway | 132.15 | Fort Wayne |
| Approach (secondary) Departure (secondary) | 135.325 | Fort Wayne |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Fort Wayne |
| Comd and post | 138.625 | Fort Wayne |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 260-209-0224.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 42 |
| multi-engine | 8 |
| jets | 16 |
| helicopters | 2 |
| other | 21 |
Takeoffs and landings a year about 39,394, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 8,008 |
| air taxi and commuter | 9,398 |
| general aviation, travelling | 14,207 |
| general aviation, local | 6,532 |
| military | 1,249 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Fort Wayne from the FAA register
195 aircraft are registered to owners in Fort Wayne, Indiana: 132 piston singles, 24 business jets, 18 helicopters, 7 piston twins, 6 turboprops. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Indiana.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high-pressure)
- Also here
- air freight, air ambulance, avionics, cargo handling, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Smith Field (10 nm north), Huntington Municipal (14 nm southwest), Auburn/Dekalb Executive (21 nm north).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Indiana · avgas.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes in Fort Wayne, by their names on the register:
- High Flying Club INC 2 aircraft High Flying Club is an aircraft ownership club based in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
- Aaa Flying Club INC 1 aircraft AAA Flying Club is a not-for-profit flying club based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, with seven co-owners who share a 2007 Cirrus SR22 G2 GTS aircraft.
- Delaware Flyers INC 1 aircraft
Charter operators and airlines based in Fort Wayne:
- Helimotion, LLC 10 aircraft on the certificate
- Sweet Aviation LLC 6 aircraft on the certificate Sweet Aviation is a flight training and charter operator based in Fort Wayne, Indiana at Smith Field Airport.
Repair stations in Fort Wayne:
- Bae Systems Controls INC FADEC International is a joint venture between BAE Systems and Safran that designs, produces, and supports Full Authority Digital Engine Controls for commercial aircraft engines.
Companies in the same town as this airport; not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
3 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 3 for private pilot, 3 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 3 for flight instructor; 3 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 8 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 training center examiner.
- David George Ehrman private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Smith Field Aero Center · Ft Wayne, IN (11 nm) · (260) 602-5788 · dge210fwa@gmail.com
- Lara Zook Gaerte private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Century Aviation · Auburn, IN (21 nm) · (260) 602-6293 · laragaerte@gmail.com
- John Denny Green private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Muncie Aviation · Muncie, IN (45 nm) · (765) 744-2844 · dennygreen059@gmail.com
All 15 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 22 since 1982, 2 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- ATC-CTL
- Birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Hook BAK-12B(B) (1650 feet).
- BAK-12(B) (1332 feet).
- NC-100LL, a - callout fee 0400-1000Z++.
- Runway 09/27 not available for part 121/PART 380 operations with schedule passenger carrying operations more than 9 passenger seats and unscheduled passenger carrying operations more than 30 passenger seats. No part 121/PART 380 operations except for tax.
- Taxiway B arm/dearm area rstrd to military aircraft.
- Taxiway B/B, 1/B, 2/E and K closed to wingspan 79 feet or gtr and with dual wheel type landing gear in excess of 50000 LB.
- Ang: prk ramp non-standard mrk incl solid white wingtip clnc lines both sides of txl located between east and west prk rows, east and west of building 800 and mult white boxes for aircraft grd eqpt and munitions storage area.
- Ang: unuse pavement for tax located cntr of apn west of restricted area - operations for information.
- A-GEAR for local 122FW only, prior permission required dsn 778-3202/3203 C800-842-3104 extn 202/203.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Fort Wayne 195 aircraft · 132 piston singles, 24 business jets, 18 helicopters
- Sweet Aviation LLC 10 aircraft in town
- Indiana Helicopters LLC 9 aircraft in town
- Fort Wayne Aircraft LLC 7 aircraft in town
- Vision Jet LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Helimotion, LLC 10 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Sweet Aviation LLC 6 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- High Flying Club INC 2 aircraft · flying club
- Aaa Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- Delaware Flyers INC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Bae Systems Controls INC · repair station
- Chicago O'Hare International (ORD) 2,669 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc., Envoy Air
- Charlotte/Douglas International (CLT) 1,046 flights in twelve months · Piedmont Airlines, PSA Airlines Inc.
- Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International (ATL) 1,021 flights in twelve months · Endeavor Air Inc., SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Dallas-Fort Worth International (DFW) 994 flights in twelve months · Envoy Air, PSA Airlines Inc.
- Detroit Metro Wayne County (DTW) 708 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc., Endeavor Air Inc.
- South Bend International (SBN) 450 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation, United Parcel Service
- Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain (MSP) 367 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc., Endeavor Air Inc.
- Frederick W Smith Intl/Memphis (MEM) 246 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 22 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Indiana 1,363 since 1982 · 177 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Indiana 131 landing places
- Indiana 5,688 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/FWA.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 9, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.