Smith Field (KSMD) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 12:55 AM EDT, Oct 29, KSMD is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Smith Field in Fort Wayne, IN, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Smith Field (KSMD) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Fort Wayne, IN at a field elevation of 836 ft. KSMD reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 2 physical runways (05/23, 13/31), the longest 3,126 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 124.55.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 11°C (52°F), altimeter 30.18 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KSMD 290455Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM 11/09 A3018 RMK A01
What changed at KSMD?
Since the 0435Z (12:35 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0435Z (12:35 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KSMD
KSMD is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 250 ft (field elevation 836 ft). KSMD does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KFWA, about 10 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 | 3,126 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 13 | 2,922 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 23 | 3,126 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 31 | 2,922 ft | ASP | - | - |
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KSMD runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 05/233,126 × 100 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KSMDWind
- 05
- no steady wind
- 23
- no steady wind
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 13/312,922 × 60 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KSMDWind
- 13
- no steady wind
- 31
- no steady wind
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KSMD weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap
NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KSMD
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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FWA UA /OV FWA/TM 0401/FLB77L/TP NEG/TB SMOOTH
FWA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV FWALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0401Reported at 04:01 UTC.FLB77LAltitude: hundreds of feet MSL. UNKN = unknown; DURC/DURD = during climb/descent.TP NEGAircraft type reporting.TB SMOOTHTurbulence: smooth.Show raw report
AZO UA /OV AZO/TM 0052/FL270/TP E170/TB INTMT LGT CHOP
AZO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV AZOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0052Reported at 00:52 UTC.FL270Altitude: 27,000 ft MSL.TP E170Aircraft type reporting.TB INTMT LGT CHOPTurbulence: intermittent light chop.Show raw report
OKK UA /OV OKK/TM 0023/FL220/TP E75L/TB NEG
OKK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV OKKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0023Reported at 00:23 UTC.FL220Altitude: 22,000 ft MSL.TP E75LAircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.Show raw report
BEH UA /OV ELX/TM 0020/FL210/TP DH8D/TB NEG
BEH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ELXLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0020Reported at 00:20 UTC.FL210Altitude: 21,000 ft MSL.TP DH8DAircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.Show raw report
OKK UA /OV OKK360010/TM 0014/FL350/TP A21N/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH
OKK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV OKK360010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0014Reported at 00:14 UTC.FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.TP A21NAircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM SMOOTHRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KSMD
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KSMD reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 11 kt. Wind most often came from the SW.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 23
- 37%
- 05
- 32%
- 31
- 20%
- 13
- 11%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KSMD's own weather station.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
Asphalt · 3,126 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 05/23, 13/31 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL · Jet A
- Attended
- 5 Nov-9 Mar Daily 0700-1900 local; 10 Mar-4 Nov Daily 0700-2100 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KSMD
- IATA
- SMD
- FAA LID
- SMD
- City
- Fort Wayne
- State
- Indiana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 836 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.1434, -85.1528
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,126 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KFWA
- AWOS/ASOS
- 124.55 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Indiana/Indianapolis
- Next sunset
- 17h 27m
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Pilot PIREPs for Smith Field (KSMD)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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