Airports / Indiana / FWA
Fort Wayne International Airport
KFWA / FWAFort Wayne, IndianaELEV 814 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Based operators
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
45 nm
To the nearest alternate
Delaware County Johnson Field (MIE) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Fort Wayne International Airport, listed as KFWA / FWA, is a mid-sized airport in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Field elevation is 814 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
For charter flyers, FWA is a home base: Sweet Aviation, LLC operates from the field. The closest alternate fields are Delaware County Johnson Field (MIE, 45 nm), Grissom Air Reserve Base (GUS, 48 nm), and South Bend International Airport (SBN, 67 nm).
Trip costs from FWA are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Baer Field. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from FWA to plan your flight.
What fliers highlight
Terminal & facilities
5/5 reviews“One thing I appreciate is how simple everything feels here — parking, security, and getting in andout without the chaos of huge airports.”
Jeff Duncan5★ on Google
Easy in & out
3/5 reviews“Fort Wayne has always been one of my favorite airports because it's easy, convenient, and low stress compared to larger airports.”
Jeff Duncan5★ on Google
Staff & service
2/5 reviews“Its so easy to get through and all the staff I interacted with were professional and friendly.”
Marti Font5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Fort Wayne International Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KFWA
IATA
FWA
FAA / Local
FWA
Elevation
814 ft
Coordinates
40.9789° N · 85.1945° W
Airspace
C · CharlieClass C — CharlieRadar-controlled airspace around mid-size hubs. Aircraft must be in two-way radio contact and squawking a transponder while approach control sequences arrivals.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs IN fields
state range 418–1,140 ft
At 814 ft, FWA sits higher than 61% of the 36 Indiana fields on the register.
Based charter operators1
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 45nmMIEDelaware County Johnson FieldMuncie
- 48nmGUSGrissom Air Reserve BasePeru
- 67nmSBNSouth Bend International AirportSouth Bend
- 69nmFDYFindlay AirportFindlay
- 72nmTOLEugene F. Kranz Toledo Express AirportToledo
- 77nmAZOKalamazoo/Battle Creek International AirportKalamazoo
Location
Open the full mapKFWA · Fort Wayne International Airport · Fort Wayne, IN
From the ramp
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