Runway 05 is the 046° magnetic heading end of the 05/23 runway at SMITH FLD (FORT WAYNE, INDIANA). It measures 3,126 ft × 100 ft and is asph. Traffic pattern is left-hand.
Wind component for Runway 05
Based on the current METAR wind at KSMD.
- Headwind
- -3.9 kt
- Crosswind
- 7.0 kt RIGHT
- Rel. angle
- 119°
- Favorability
- challenging
Pattern entry · RWY 23
LEFT TRAFFICTraffic pattern · Runway 05
LEFT-hand pattern on the north/west side. Uncontrolled field. Announce position on CTAF and self-separate.
- Upwind: climb runway heading 46°M
- Crosswind: turn left to 316°M
- Downwind: parallel runway, opposite direction (226°M)
- Base: perpendicular to runway
- Final: align with 46°M for Runway 05