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KFWA · Fort Wayne International Airport

ICAO · US · 22 NTSB events

ID KFWA FAA FWA Elev 814 ft Lat 40° 58.73' N Lon 85° 11.67' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

6 runway ends on file. Longest: 11,981 ft. Max gradient: 0.13%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
05 44.3° 11,981 ft 150 ft PEM Yes 0.13%
23 224.3° 11,981 ft 150 ft PEM Yes 0.13%
14 134.7° 8,002 ft 150 ft PEM Yes 0.06%
32 314.7° 8,002 ft 150 ft PEM Yes 0.06%
09 90.1° 4,001 ft 75 ft PEM No 0.12%
27 270.1° 4,001 ft 75 ft PEM No 0.12%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 10 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 121.250
  • CLD CLNC DEL 124.750
  • GND GND 121.900
  • TWR TWR 119.100
  • A/D APP/DEP SW/NW OF ACT RWY 127.200
  • A/D SE/NE OF ACTIVE RWY 132.150
  • A/D FORT WAYNE A/D 135.325
  • OPS 122FW COMD POST OPS 138.400
  • RDO TERRE HAUTE RDO 122.200
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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  • NDB FW

    Hoagy

    0.25 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

  • VORTAC FWA

    Fort Wayne

    117.80 MHz · DME 117.80 · BOTH · HIGH

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 23 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (2)

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Birds on and invof arpt.

  • Airport attended 1000–0400Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1000–0400Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (23 sentences)
  • ·INDIANA 107 FORT WAYNE FORT WAYNE INTL (FWA)(KFWA) P (ANG) 7 SW UTC–5(–4DT) N40º58.71´ W85º11.71´ 815 B ARFF Index—See Remarks NOTAM FILE FWA RWY 05–23: H11981X150 (ASPH–CONC–GRVD) S–120, D–203, 2D–357, 2D/2D2–847 PCR 820 R/B/W/T HIRL CL RWY 05: ALSF2.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 76´.
  • ·RVR–TMR Railroad. 0.3% down.
  • ·RWY 14–32: H8002X150 (ASPH–CONC–GRVD) S–120, D–189, 2D–326, 2D/2D2–799 PCR 1089 R/B/W/T HIRL RWY 14: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 53´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 76´.
  • ·RWY 09–27: H4001X75 (ASPH–CONC) S–100, D–190, 2D–215, 2D/2D2–430 PCR 779 R/B/W/T No Part 121/Part 380 Ops
  • ·RWY 05: TORA–11981 TODA–11981 ASDA–11981 LDA–11981 RWY 09: TORA–4001 TODA–4001 ASDA–4001 LDA–4001 RWY 14: TORA–8001 TODA–8001 ASDA–8001 LDA–8001 RWY 23: TORA–11981 TODA–11981 ASDA–11981 LDA–11981 RWY 27: TORA–4001 TODA–4001 ASDA–4001 LDA–4001 RWY 32: TORA–8001 TODA–8001 ASDA–8001 LDA–8001 ARRESTING GEAR/SYSTEM RWY 14 HOOK BAK–12B(B) (1650 FT).
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A, A+ OX 3 MILITARY— JASU 2(A/M32A–86D) 6(M32A–60) FUEL (NC–100LL, A—Callout fee 0400–1000Z‡.) FLUID LPOX LOX OIL O–148(Mil) SOAP
  • ·ARFF Index C avbl upon req—260–747–2624.
  • ·Twy B arm/dearm area restricted to military acft.
  • ·Twy M & East ramp mil use only, otr by request—ANG 260–478–3202.
  • ·Twy B/B, 1/B, 2/E & K clsd to acft with wingspans 79´ or gtr and with dual wheel type lndg gear in excess of 50,000 lbs.
  • ·A–GEAR for lcl 122FW only, PPR DSN 778–3202/3203 C800–842–3104 extn 202/203.
  • ·: ANG Prk ramp nstd mrk incl solid white wingtip clnc lines both sides of txl lctd btn E and W of bldg 800 and mult white boxes for acft grd eqpt and munitions storage area.
  • ·Unuse pavement for tax lctd cntr of apn west of rstd area—Ops for info.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 260-747-4146
  • ·ASOS 121.25 (260) 209–0224.
  • ·ATIS 121.25 UNICOM 122.95 RCO 122.5 (TERRE HAUTE RADIO) ®APP/DEP CON 127.2 (SW/NW of active rwy) 132.15 (SE/NE of active rwy) 135.325 TOWER 119.1 GND CON 121.9 CLNC DEL 124.75 CMD POST 138.625
  • ·(VH) (H) VORTACW 117.8 FWA Chan 125 N40º58.74´ W85º11.28´ at fld. 793/6W.
  • ·DME unusable: 060º–070º byd 6 NM blo 4,000´ TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 060º–070º byd 6 NM blo 4,000´ 240º–245º VOR unusable: 005º–016º byd 40 NM 017º–024º byd 40 NM blo 7,500´ 017º–024º byd 52 NM 025º–035º byd 65 NM 090º–095º blo 5,800´ 170º–199º byd 40 NM 233º–238º byd 40 NM 239º–246º byd 20 NM 256º–270º byd 40 NM 271º–274º 275º–300º blo 12,500´ 331º–353º byd 50 NM 354º–004º byd 40 NM blo 4,000´ 354º–004º byd 52 NM ILS 111.9 I–HVD Rwy 05.
  • ·ILS/DME 109.9 I–FWA Chan 36 Rwy 32.
  • ·ASR COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: APP CON sectorization based upon Fort Wayne rwy usage. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – CHICAGO H–5E, 10F, L–27E IAP, AD EC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

Tags

Baer Field

Source: OurAirports community

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

22 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

26

since 1982

Fatal

3

11.5% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 127,551 ops in 2000

2024 total

39,394

10-yr total

381,703

2024 mix

AC/AT 44% · GA 53% · Mil 3%

Events / million ops

5.2

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.60

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Stall / spin 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

All time · n=22

  • Other 6
  • Stall / spin 4
  • Engine failure / power loss 3
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 3
  • Undershoot / overshoot 1
  • Fire / smoke 1
  • Ground collision 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2007-08-31 Mooney M20K · Engine failure · day →
2019-09-13 Cirrus SR22 · Engine failure · IMC · day →
2017-03-29 CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR20 · Stall / spin · night →
2009-02-24 Cessna 152 · Loss of control · day →
2007-08-10 Cessna 210 D · Fuel exhaustion · day →
2006-04-10 Cessna 182 RG · Gear-up · day →
2005-02-11 Twin Commander Acft. Corp. 680V · Stall / spin · day →
2003-09-01 Beech B36TC · Fuel exhaustion · IMC · night →
2002-07-10 Cessna 150F · Engine failure · day →
2000-11-09 Swearingen SA226TC · CFIT · IMC · night →
1997-06-02 Cessna 340A · Under/overshoot · IMC · night →
1997-01-31 Cessna 172N · Fuel exhaustion · night →
1992-08-29 Cessna 172N · Ground collision · day →
1992-01-08 BRITISH AEROSPACE BAE-ATP · Fire · day →
1991-06-06 Cessna 310L · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1990-09-22 Cessna 152 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1989-04-11 North American F-51D · Other · VMC · day →
1988-04-08 Swearingen SA-227AC · Other · VMC · night →
1985-11-24 Beech E18S · Other · VMC · day →
1984-06-29 Cessna 152 · Other · VMC · day →
1982-04-05 Swearingen SA226TC · Other · night →
1982-02-15 Cessna 152(II) · Other · day →

Designees in IN

CFI Flight Instructors 1,271 A&P Mechanics 4,965 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 33 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 8 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 2 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 8 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 1 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 33 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 30 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 2 ODA Organizational Designations 1 Schools Flight Schools 47 FBO Fixed Base Operators 59 Clubs Flying Clubs 34 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 9 EAA EAA Chapters 21

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
David George Ehrman Ft Wayne IN 7 nm
Lara Zook Gaerte Auburn IN 24 nm
Charles Noel Black Van Wert OH 28 nm
Darrell Eugene Martin Goshen IN 46 nm
John Denny Green Muncie IN 48 nm
Todd Daniel Haifley Three Rivers MI 61 nm
David John Mino Fishers IN 71 nm
Steven Wolf Degraff OH 71 nm
Catherine Elizabeth Smith Bowling Green OH 74 nm
Joel Allen Borton Bowling Green OH 74 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Clint Lyle Tumbleson Ossian IN 6 nm
Michael Owens Blombach Fort Wayne IN 7 nm
Mark Reel Cooper Fort Wayne IN 7 nm
David George Ehrman Fort Wayne IN 7 nm
Mark Edward Futter Fort Wayne IN 7 nm
Richard Throp Knight Fort Wayne IN 7 nm
Steven Robert Mallery Fort Wayne IN 7 nm
Ronald Louis Nagel Fort Wayne IN 7 nm
George Demetrious Peppas Jr Fort Wayne IN 7 nm
John Stephan Furge Ii Fort Wayne IN 7 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Todd Thomas Sickafus Yoder IN 3 nm
Jerry Roger Stephenson Zanesville IN 5 nm
Brian Kelly Jennings Zanesville IN 5 nm
Wesley Alan Sliger Zanesville IN 5 nm
Gary Wayne Koepke Ossian IN 6 nm
James Jester Stark Ossian IN 6 nm
Randall Kenneth Maxwell Ossian IN 6 nm
Kenyon Dee Disbrow Ossian IN 6 nm
Matthew Carl Witt Ossian IN 6 nm
Stephen Nelson Fishbaugh Fort Wayne IN 7 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Premier Avionics, LLC
Fort Wayne, IN
 0 nm
MJ Aircraft
Anderson, IN
 56 nm
TAS Aviation, INC.
Lima, OH
 56 nm
MCX Aero, LLC
Monticello, IN
 73 nm
PAW Aviation
LaPorte, IN
 78 nm
Lafayette Avionics, Inc.
West Lafayette, IN
 86 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
 89 nm
Spectra Jet
Springfield, OH
 92 nm
Lone Mountain Aircraft
Springfield, OH
 92 nm
Shamrock Air Service, LLC
Delaware, OH
 104 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.