Runway 23 is the 226° 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 23
Based on the current METAR wind at KSMD.
- Headwind
- 3.9 kt
- Crosswind
- 7.0 kt LEFT
- Rel. angle
- 61°
- Favorability
- marginal
Pattern entry · RWY 23
LEFT TRAFFICTraffic pattern · Runway 23
LEFT-hand pattern on the south/east side. Uncontrolled field. Announce position on CTAF and self-separate.
- Upwind: climb runway heading 226°M
- Crosswind: turn left to 136°M
- Downwind: parallel runway, opposite direction (46°M)
- Base: perpendicular to runway
- Final: align with 226°M for Runway 23