// Station · 11m ago
KSMD
Smith Field
CAT VFR
WIND 070° / 11 kt G17
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 23°C / 5°C
ALTIM 30.13 inHg
ELEV 835 FT
41.1434°N / 85.1528°W
LOCATION · Fort Wayne, US
WIND
070°11 kt
KSMD · 835 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
070°/11G17
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
23 / 5
ALTIM
30.13"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 070°/11 kt, gusting 17. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KSMD 301915Z AUTO 07011G17KT 030V090 10SM CLR 23/05 A3013 RMK A01
KSMD · day 30 at 19:15 UTC · wind from 070° at 11 kt, gusts to 17 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 23°C / dewpoint 5°C · altimeter 30.13" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 070° @ 11 ktG17
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
070°11G17 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
05★
HDG 050°
H10 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 3,126'
13
HDG 130°
H6 kt
X10 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 59%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
31
HDG 310°
T6 kt
X10 kt RIGHT
—
23
HDG 230°
T10 kt
X4 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,835 ft MSL (1,000 ft AGL).
Verify pattern direction and altitude with the chart supplement before flying.
// On calm winds (<3 kt), all runways are usable — favor the longest or whatever the pattern calls for.
// Density altitude · ISA +9°C
1,700FT
+865 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -800 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV835 FT
OAT+23°C
ISA DELTA+9°C
PRESSURE ALT623 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at K6L4
(Logan County Airport, Logan, elev 1,667 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+17%
-12%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+12%
-8%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+7%
-5%
Approximate using ~10% perf loss / 1,000 ft DA for normally aspirated, scaled by powerplant type. Verify with your aircraft's POH for accurate numbers — especially above 5,000 ft DA where these rules of thumb diverge.
// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:12ZSUNRISE
17:39ZSOLAR NOON
01:06ZSUNSET
01:39ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:26Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 40m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:39Z (6h 13m)
DAY LENGTH14h 53m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION99%
MOONRISE21:39Z
MOONSET12:32Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KFWA
VFR
Fort Wayne International Airport · Fort Wayne
- WIND
- 060° / 14 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN320
- DIST
- 10 NM S
- AGE
- 32m ago
KGWB
VFR
De Kalb County Airport · Auburn
- WIND
- 090° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 11 NM N
- AGE
- 11m ago
KHHG
VFR
Huntington Municipal Airport · Huntington
- WIND
- 070° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 22 NM SW
- AGE
- 11m ago
KVNW
VFR
Van Wert County Airport · Van Wert
- WIND
- 070° / 16 ktG23
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 30 NM SE
- AGE
- 11m ago
KANQ
VFR
Tri State Steuben County Airport · Angola
- WIND
- 080° / 12 ktG20
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 30 NM N
- AGE
- 11m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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