# Smith Field (SMD / KSMD)

**Smith Field** (IATA: SMD, ICAO: KSMD) is a small airport in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. It opened in Apr 1940. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,126 ft (953 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksmd

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: SMD / KSMD
- FAA: SMD
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
- Opened: Apr 1940
- Elevation: 836 ft / 255 m
- Coordinates: 41.1434, -85.1528
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,126 ft / 953 m
- Instrument procedures: 4 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/Indiana/Indianapolis
- Website: http://www.smdairport.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith_Field_(Indiana) (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7545148
- Weather station: KSMD
- Ident: KSMD

## Timeline

- Apr 1940: Smith Field opens.
- 26 Mar 2003: Listed as National Register of Historic Places listed place.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05/23 | 3,126 ft / 953 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 051° / 231° | yes |
| 13/31 | 2,922 ft / 891 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Asphalt | 128° / 308° | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,126 ft / 953 m | =15,220 of 29,858 | =6,134 in North America | =5,171 in US |
| Elevation | 836 ft / 255 m | #20,712 of 43,403 | #9,612 in North America | #7,870 in US |
| Age | Opened 1940 | =1,114 of 15,079 | =366 in North America | =338 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | FORT WAYNE APP/DEP | 127.200 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.800 |
| AWOS | AWOS 3 | 124.550 |

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## Sources

- [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)
- [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/ksmd/data