KFWA · Fort Wayne International Airport

FORT WAYNE, INDIANA · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

814

Elevation ft

Runways

11,981

Longest ft · 05/23

40.98N

85.19W

Fort Wayne International Airport serves Fort Wayne, Indiana at 814 ft elevation with its longest runway, 05/23, at 11,981 by 150 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
05/23	11,981 × 150 ft	asphalt (PEM)	lit
14/32	8,002 × 150 ft	asphalt (PEM)	lit
09/27	4,001 × 75 ft	asphalt (PEM)	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 814 ft is about 13°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 13°C)	814 ft	2,597 ft	2,196 ft	3,294 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,014 ft	2,831 ft	2,322 ft	3,484 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,214 ft	3,065 ft	2,449 ft	3,674 ft
35°C afternoon	3,409 ft	3,103 ft	2,470 ft	3,704 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (05/23, 11,981 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,704 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KFWA is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KHHG Huntington Municipal Airport	14 nm SW	5,001 ft
KGWB De Kalb County Airport	21 nm N	7,106 ft
KVNW Van Wert County Airport	27 nm E	5,000 ft
KPLD Portland Municipal Airport	33 nm S	5,505 ft
KASW Warsaw Municipal Airport	34 nm NW	6,001 ft
KMZZ Marion Municipal Airport	37 nm SW	6,011 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KFWA

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KFWA, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KFWA or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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