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KSMD · Smith Field

ICAO · US · 15 NTSB events

ID KSMD FAA SMD Elev 835 ft Lat 41° 8.60' N Lon 85° 9.17' W Zulu …

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

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Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,126 ft. Max gradient: 0.24%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
05 051° 3,126 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.03%
23 231° 3,126 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.03%
13 128° 2,922 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 0.24%
31 308° 2,922 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 0.24%

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 · 3 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 124.550
  • A/D FORT WAYNE APP/DEP 127.200
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KSMD on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 4 matched · 17 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Runway 13 threshold displaced 299 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.
  • ·Runway 31 threshold displaced 101 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI Rwy 05, MIRL Rwy 05–23 and 13–31. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Runway 13 threshold displaced 299 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    displaced threshold

  • Runway 31 threshold displaced 101 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    displaced threshold

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI Rwy 05, MIRL Rwy 05–23 and 13–31. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

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

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (4)

  • Runway 13 threshold displaced 299 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 13–31: H2922X60 (ASPH) D–40 MIRL RWY 13: Thld dsplcd 299´

  • Runway 31 threshold displaced 101 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 31: Thld dsplcd 101´

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI Rwy 05, MIRL Rwy 05–23 and 13–31. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt PAPI Rwy 05, MIRL Rwy 05–23 and 13–31—CTAF

  • 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.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (17 sentences)
  • ·108 INDIANA – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – SMITH FLD (SMD)(KSMD) 4 N UTC–5(–4DT) N41º08.60´ W85º09.17´ 836 B NOTAM FILE HUF RWY 05–23: H3126X100 (ASPH) D–40 MIRL RWY 05: PAPI(P2L)—GA 4.0º TCH 43´.
  • ·RWY 23: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.05º TCH 40´.
  • ·Rwy 05 PAPI rstd byd 7º left and right of centerline.
  • ·Rwy 23 PAPI unusbl byd 7º left and right of centerline.
  • ·Attended Nov 5–Mar 9 1200–0000Z‡, Mar 10–Nov 4 1200–0200Z‡.
  • ·Cond unmnt Nov–Mar 0000–12000Z‡.
  • ·Fuel: 100LL self svc avbl. 100 ft fld lgts 0.5 NM E.
  • ·Rwy 13–31 crops 75 ft each side of cntrln.
  • ·Cold temperature airport.
  • ·Altitude correction required at or below –21C.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 260-747-4146
  • ·AWOS–3 124.55 (260) 490–4030.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®FORT WAYNE APP/DEP CON 132.15 (SE/NE of active rwy) 127.2 (SW/NW of active rwy) CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Chicago ARTCC at 630-906-8921.
  • ·FORT WAYNE (VH) (H) VORTACW 117.8 FWA Chan 125 N40º58.74´ W85º11.28´ 015º 10.0 NM to 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 WEBSTER LAKE (L) VORW 110.4 OLK N41º14.81´ W85º29.84´ 115º 16.8 NM to fld. 970/3W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 155º–050º blo 8,000´ 155º–050º byd 15 NM COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: APP CON sectorization based upon Fort Wayne rwy usage.
  • ·CHICAGO L–28J IAP EC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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NTSB events

15 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

16

since 1982

Fatal

3

18.8% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 44,500 ops in 1993

2024 total

19,684

10-yr total

191,514

2024 mix

AC/AT 1% · GA 99% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

15.7

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

2.94

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

All time · n=15

  • Other 4
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 3
  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2021-09-04 Luscombe 8A · Weather · day →
2019-09-20 Diamond DA20 · Fuel exhaustion · day →
2018-05-15 Cessna 177 · Engine failure · day →
2015-09-26 Cessna 150F · Fuel exhaustion · night →
2006-11-18 Piper PA-46-500TP · Gear-up · dusk →
2001-10-28 Piper PA-28-180 · CFIT · VMC · day →
2000-07-01 McCann WHEELER EXPRESS/FT · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1994-10-18 Beech 58 · Gear-up · day →
1988-06-28 Cessna 150G · Stall / spin · day →
1988-02-14 Cessna 172 · Other · VMC · day →
1985-11-21 Piper PA-28-161 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1984-10-03 BREWER CORSAIR · Other · VMC · day →
1983-08-13 Cessna 120 · Other · VMC · day →
1982-09-16 Piper PA-23-250 · Other · day →
1982-03-23 Piper PA-38 · Weather · day →

NASA ASRS reports · 1 de-identified report in the public ASRS Database Report Sets

Voluntary first-person accounts; they represent the reporter's perspective and cannot infer prevalence.

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 4 nm
Lara Zook Gaerte Auburn IN 14 nm
Charles Noel Black Van Wert OH 31 nm
Darrell Eugene Martin Goshen IN 40 nm
Todd Daniel Haifley Three Rivers MI 53 nm
John Denny Green Muncie IN 58 nm
Kerry Michael Brown Adrian MI 67 nm
Catherine Elizabeth Smith Bowling Green OH 69 nm
Joel Allen Borton Bowling Green OH 69 nm
Leo Joseph Eggert Bowling Green OH 69 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
Michael Owens Blombach Fort Wayne IN 3 nm
Mark Reel Cooper Fort Wayne IN 3 nm
David George Ehrman Fort Wayne IN 3 nm
Mark Edward Futter Fort Wayne IN 3 nm
Richard Throp Knight Fort Wayne IN 3 nm
Steven Robert Mallery Fort Wayne IN 3 nm
Ronald Louis Nagel Fort Wayne IN 3 nm
George Demetrious Peppas Jr Fort Wayne IN 3 nm
John Stephan Furge Ii Fort Wayne IN 3 nm
Mark James Disler Fort Wayne IN 3 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
Stephen Nelson Fishbaugh Fort Wayne IN 3 nm
George Demetrious Peppas Jr Fort Wayne IN 3 nm
Robert Ross Bone Fort Wayne IN 3 nm
Gordon Warren Long Fort Wayne IN 3 nm
Marshall Kenneth Mullinax Fort Wayne IN 3 nm
Kathy Charlene Klingler Fort Wayne IN 3 nm
Paul Stephen Wilhelmson Fort Wayne IN 3 nm
Michael David Michelsen Fort Wayne IN 3 nm
Tanner James Heral Fort Wayne IN 3 nm
Aaron Matthew Springer Fort Wayne IN 3 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
 10 nm
TAS Aviation, INC.
Lima, OH
 58 nm
MJ Aircraft
Anderson, IN
 66 nm
PAW Aviation
LaPorte, IN
 76 nm
MCX Aero, LLC
Monticello, IN
 78 nm
Lafayette Avionics, Inc.
West Lafayette, IN
 92 nm
Spectra Jet
Springfield, OH
 98 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
 98 nm
Top Flight Avionics
Belleville, MI
 99 nm
Lone Mountain Aircraft
Springfield, OH
 99 nm

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