Airports / Indiana / SMD
Smith Field
KSMD / SMDFort Wayne, IndianaELEV 835 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#10 / 34
Indiana airports by Google rating
4.8★ across 40 Google ratings — ranked against 34 rated IN fields.
10 nm
To the nearest alternate
Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA).
Overview
Smith Field (KSMD / SMD) sits in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where it functions as a general aviation field. Field elevation is 835 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list SMD as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA, 10 nm), Grissom Air Reserve Base (GUS, 54 nm), and Delaware County Johnson Field (MIE, 55 nm).
Trip costs from SMD are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from SMD to plan your flight.
What fliers highlight
Easy in & out
3/5 reviews“Everything worked out great - Parking was easy, staff extremely friendly.”
Grant Gates5★ on Google
Staff & service
3/5 reviews“Everything worked out great - Parking was easy, staff extremely friendly.”
Grant Gates5★ on Google
FBO & ground handling
2/5 reviews“Staff was friendly and fuel had easy access.”
Michael Crowder5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Smith Field — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KSMD
IATA
SMD
FAA / Local
SMD
Elevation
835 ft
Coordinates
41.1434° N · 85.1528° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs IN fields
state range 418–1,140 ft
At 835 ft, SMD sits higher than 72% of the 36 Indiana fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 10nmFWAFort Wayne International AirportFort Wayne
- 54nmGUSGrissom Air Reserve BasePeru
- 55nmMIEDelaware County Johnson FieldMuncie
- 62nmSBNSouth Bend International AirportSouth Bend
- 66nmTOLEugene F. Kranz Toledo Express AirportToledo
- 68nmFDYFindlay AirportFindlay
Location
Open the full mapKSMD · Smith Field · Fort Wayne, IN
From the ramp
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