# Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA / KFWA) **Fort Wayne International Airport** (IATA: FWA, ICAO: KFWA) is a medium airport in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. It opened in Jan 1943. It has 3 runways; the longest is 11,981 ft (3,652 m). In 2025 it handled 970 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfwa ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: FWA / KFWA - FAA: FWA - Type: Medium airport - Serves: Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States - Opened: Jan 1943 - Elevation: 815 ft / 248 m - Coordinates: 40.9789, -85.1945 - Runways: 3 - Longest runway: 11,981 ft / 3,652 m - Instrument procedures: 10 approaches - Passengers: 969,664 (2025) - Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/Indiana/Indianapolis - Website: http://www.flyfwa.com/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Wayne_International_Airport (13 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5472295 - Weather station: KFWA · WMO 72533 - Ident: KFWA ## Timeline - Jan 1943: Fort Wayne International Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 05/23 | 11,981 ft / 3,652 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 044° / 224° | yes | | 14/32 | 8,002 ft / 2,439 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 135° / 315° | yes | | 09/27 | 4,001 ft / 1,220 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 090° / 270° | | - FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00156AD.PDF ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2014 | 643,887 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 707,188 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2016 | 721,423 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2017 | 721,484 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2018 | 743,733 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2019 | 803,593 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2020 | 430,505 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2021 | 671,913 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2022 | 718,629 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2023 | 786,934 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2024 | 846,381 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2025 | 969,664 | BTS T-100 Segment | ## Routes 14 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (11) - [DTW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdtw.md) Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · United States · 128 mi / 206 km · Delta Connection - [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 157 mi / 252 km · United Express, American Eagle - [CLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kclt.md) Charlotte Douglas International Airport · United States · 460 mi / 741 km · American Eagle - [MSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsp.md) Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · United States · 487 mi / 784 km · Delta Connection - [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 509 mi / 819 km · Delta Connection - [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 859 mi / 1,382 km · American Eagle - [SFB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksfb.md) Orlando Sanford International Airport · United States · 872 mi / 1,404 km · Allegiant Air - [PIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpie.md) St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport · United States · 914 mi / 1,471 km · Allegiant Air - [PGD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpgd.md) Punta Gorda Airport · United States · 989 mi / 1,591 km · Allegiant Air - [FLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfll.md) Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · United States · 1,069 mi / 1,721 km · Allegiant Air - [AZA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiwa.md) Mesa Gateway Airport · United States · 1,543 mi / 2,484 km · Allegiant Air ### Seasonal (3) - [MYR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmyr.md) Myrtle Beach International Airport · United States · 610 mi / 982 km · Allegiant Air - [SRQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksrq.md) Sarasota Bradenton International Airport · United States · 951 mi / 1,530 km · Allegiant Air - [LAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klas.md) Harry Reid International Airport · United States · 1,645 mi / 2,648 km · Allegiant Air ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from FWA, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (4) - G4 [Allegiant Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/allegiant-air) · 8 - [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 3 - [Delta Connection](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-connection) · 3 - UA [United Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-express) · 1 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 970K (2025) | #830 of 3,974 | #201 in North America | #142 in US | | Longest runway | 11,981 ft / 3,652 m | #354 of 29,858 | #94 in North America | #83 in US | | Elevation | 815 ft / 248 m | #21,117 of 43,403 | #9,864 in North America | #8,092 in US | | Age | Opened 1943 | =2,016 of 15,079 | =1,078 in North America | =1,034 in US | | Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | A/D | APP/DEP SW/NW OF ACT RWY | 127.200 | | ATIS | ATIS | 121.250 | | CLD | CLNC DEL | 124.750 | | GND | GND | 121.900 | | OPS | 122FW COMD POST OPS | 138.400 | | RDO | TERRE HAUTE RDO | 122.200 | | TWR | TWR | 119.100 | | UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 | | A/D | SE/NE OF ACTIVE RWY | 132.150 | | A/D | FORT WAYNE A/D | 135.325 | ## Nearby airports - [MIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmie.md) Delaware County Johnson Field · 52 mi / 84 km - [GUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgus.md) Grissom Air Reserve Base · 55 mi / 89 km - [SBN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksbn.md) South Bend International Airport · 77 mi / 124 km - [FDY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfdy.md) Findlay Airport · 80 mi / 128 km - [TOL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktol.md) Eugene F. Kranz Toledo Express Airport · 83 mi / 134 km - [AZO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kazo.md) Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport · 89 mi / 142 km ## Sources - [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government)) - [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government)) - [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government)) - [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0) - [Wikipedia: “Fort Wayne International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fort_Wayne_International_Airport&oldid=1369947948), revision of 18 Aug 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0) - [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0) - Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfwa/data