Flight planning: Smith Field SMD / KSMD
What a pilot looks at before a flight from or to Smith Field in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in plain English: right now marginal VFR: flyable but watch the ceiling and visibility, Wind calm. The warnings, reports and winds below come from the government's aviation weather service and the restrictions from the FAA, refreshed every few minutes. For planning, not a briefing: the legal preflight briefing comes from Flight Service (1-800-WX-BRIEF) or the FAA's own tools.
Warnings in force SIGMETs and AIRMETs whose area covers this field
No SIGMET or AIRMET covers this field right now.
A SIGMET warns of weather hazardous to all aircraft (thunderstorms, severe turbulence or icing, volcanic ash); an AIRMET of weather that matters to small aircraft and to flying without instruments (moderate turbulence or icing, low cloud, strong surface wind, mountains hidden in cloud). An area is counted when it covers this field's position.
Pilot reports within 100 nautical miles, last three hours, nearest first
- CRJ9 climbing, 10 nm south, 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, 10 nm south, 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, 10 nm south, 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
- EXP descending, 53 nm northeast, 4:00 pm EDT (20:00 UTC): overcast.
as filed, and in English
TOL UA /OV JYM/TM 2000/FLDURD/TP EXP/SK OVC B009 AGL
- Report
- a routine report filed through TOL
- Where
- over JYM
- Time
- 20:00 UTC
- Height
- during the descent
- Aircraft
- EXP
- Sky
- overcast B009 above ground
- B737 at 37,000 ft, 65 nm northwest, 4:32 pm EDT (20:32 UTC): light chop turbulence up to 37,000 ft.
as filed, and in English
SBN UA /OV GIJ/TM 2032/FL370/TP B737/TB OCNL LGT CHOP 370 BLO
- Report
- a routine report filed through SBN
- Where
- over GIJ
- Time
- 20:32 UTC
- Height
- at 37,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B737
- Turbulence
- occasional light chop at 37,000 ft below
- C25M at 2,000 ft, 67 nm northeast, 4:33 pm EDT (20:33 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on.
as filed, and in English
TOL UA /OV TOL/TM 2033/FL020/TP C25M/SK B020/WX 4SM
- Report
- a routine report filed through TOL
- Where
- over TOL
- Time
- 20:33 UTC
- Height
- at 2,000 ft
- Aircraft
- C25M
- Sky
- B020
- Weather
- 4SM
- PA46 descending, 67 nm northeast, 4:16 pm EDT (20:16 UTC): overcast.
as filed, and in English
TOL UA /OV TOL/TM 2016/FLDURD/TP PA46/SK OVC B016
- Report
- a routine report filed through TOL
- Where
- over TOL
- Time
- 20:16 UTC
- Height
- during the descent
- Aircraft
- PA46
- Sky
- overcast B016
- C150 at 3,000 ft, 68 nm north, 3:51 pm EDT (19:51 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on.
as filed, and in English
AZO UA /OV AZO/TM 1951/FL030/TP C150
- Report
- a routine report filed through AZO
- Where
- over AZO
- Time
- 19:51 UTC
- Height
- at 3,000 ft
- Aircraft
- C150
- PA32 at 1,600 ft, 71 nm north, 4:10 pm EDT (20:10 UTC): remarks: during the descent.
as filed, and in English
JXN UA /OV 5W JXN/TM 2010/FL016/TP PA32/SK B016/RM DURD
- Report
- a routine report filed through JXN
- Where
- 5W jxn
- Time
- 20:10 UTC
- Height
- at 1,600 ft
- Aircraft
- PA32
- Sky
- B016
- Remarks
- during the descent
- PA32 descending, 72 nm northeast, 4:08 pm EDT (20:08 UTC): overcast above 1,600 ft.
as filed, and in English
JXN UA /OV 2 SW JXN/TM 2008/FLDURD/TP PA32/SK T 030 B 016 OVC
- Report
- a routine report filed through JXN
- Where
- 2 southwest jxn
- Time
- 20:08 UTC
- Height
- during the descent
- Aircraft
- PA32
- Sky
- T at 3,000 ft B at 1,600 ft overcast
- A319 at 15,000 ft, 76 nm west, 6:08 pm EDT (22:08 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: during the descent from 15,000 ft to 13,000 ft.
as filed, and in English
PPO UA /OV PPO/TM 2208/FL150/TP A319/TB NEG/RM DURD 150-130
- Report
- a routine report filed through PPO
- Where
- over PPO
- Time
- 22:08 UTC
- Height
- at 15,000 ft
- Aircraft
- A319
- Turbulence
- none
- Remarks
- during the descent from 15,000 ft to 13,000 ft
- C208 at 8,000 ft, 78 nm northeast, 4:54 pm EDT (20:54 UTC): vmc.
as filed, and in English
DTW UA /OV SIZOR/TM 2054/FL080/TP C208/WX VMC
- Report
- a routine report filed through DTW
- Where
- sizor
- Time
- 20:54 UTC
- Height
- at 8,000 ft
- Aircraft
- C208
- Weather
- visual conditions
What pilots in the air told air traffic control or Flight Service: turbulence, icing, cloud tops and bases, temperature, wind, and whatever they remarked on (wind shear on final, a smooth ride). An urgent report is one of severe turbulence or icing, wind shear, or similar. Open "as filed, and in English" for the coded report and its translation line by line.
Winds and temperatures aloft forecast point FWA, 10 nm south of the field · for use 20:00–03:00 UTC
| Height | Wind from | Speed | Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,000 ft | 350° (north) | 9 knots | |
| 6,000 ft | 350° (north) | 24 knots | 15 °C |
| 9,000 ft | 360° (north) | 25 knots | 9 °C |
| 12,000 ft | 360° (north) | 29 knots | 4 °C |
| 18,000 ft | 350° (north) | 31 knots | -10 °C |
| 24,000 ft | 340° (north) | 39 knots | -22 °C |
| 30,000 ft | 330° (northwest) | 40 knots | -37 °C |
| 34,000 ft | 320° (northwest) | 38 knots | -43 °C |
| 39,000 ft | 320° (northwest) | 48 knots | -48 °C |
Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 UTC; temperatures above 24,000 ft are below zero. Heights are above sea level; the lowest rows are left out where the ground is already that high.
Temporary flight restrictions within 50 nautical miles, from the FAA's list
No temporary flight restriction within 50 nautical miles right now.
Each restriction opens the FAA's own page with the exact area, heights and times. Ordinary notices to air missions (a closed runway, lights out, a crane) are not shown here: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time, and the application for the FAA's data feed is in hand.
Radar and forecast charts government pictures, the latest each time the page loads
The radar pictures come from the National Weather Service (the nearest radar, then the region); the surface analysis and the 12- and 24-hour forecast charts from the Weather Prediction Center. They are public-domain government images shown as they are published.
Sources: the Aviation Weather Center's data service (SIGMETs, AIRMETs, graphical AIRMETs, pilot reports, winds and temperatures aloft), the National Weather Service radar, the Weather Prediction Center's charts, and the FAA's temporary flight restriction list and shapes. Fetched when the page is viewed and kept a few minutes. Back to Smith Field, where the current observation and the forecast for the field are.