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KFWA

FWA

Fort Wayne International Airport · Fort Wayne

Key Facts

Technical summary and operational standards.

ILS Approach StatusILS FREQUENCIES VERIFIED ✅

Field Elevation

814 ft / 248 m

Transition Altitude

18,000 ft

Primary Channel

TWR 119.10 MHz (TWR)

Runway Summary

05/2312,000 ftPEMLIGHTED

14/328,001 ftPEMLIGHTED

09/274,001 ftPEMUNLIT

Details Runways Frequencies Navaids Nearby

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Briefing for Fort Wayne International Airport (KFWA), United States. This facility features 3 active runways with an elevation of 814 ft. Verified ILS frequencies are available for precision approaches.Maintain a Transition Altitude of 18,000 ft for altimeter reset.

Airport Details

Full geographical and organizational metadata.

Full Name

Fort Wayne International Airport

ICAO / IATA

KFWA / FWA

Municipality

Fort Wayne

Country

Region

US-IN

GPS Coordinates

40.978500, -85.195099

Transition Altitude

18,000 ft

Official Website

Wikipedia

Runways & ILS Approach Data

Detailed dimensions and verified landing frequencies.

Runway 05 / 23

ILSLIGHTED

Crosswind 05 Crosswind 23 TOD VDP

Length: 12,000 ft / 3,658 m
Surface: PEM
Heading: 44.3° / 224.3°

RWY 05

111.90 MHz

ID: HVD | CRS: 50°

RWY 23

No ILS

Runway 14 / 32

ILSLIGHTED

Crosswind 14 Crosswind 32 TOD VDP

Length: 8,001 ft / 2,439 m
Surface: PEM
Heading: 134.7° / 314.7°

RWY 14

No ILS

RWY 32

109.90 MHz

ID: FWA | CRS: 321°

Runway 09 / 27

UNLIT

Crosswind 09 Crosswind 27 TOD VDP

Length: 4,001 ft / 1,220 m
Surface: PEM
Heading: 90.1° / 270.1°

RWY 09

No ILS

RWY 27

No ILS

Nearby Navaids

VOR, NDB, DME stations in the vicinity.

HHG · NDB (Huntington)417 kHz

808 ft · Associated: None
40.855701, -85.464302

OLK · VOR (Wolf Lake)110,400 kHz

970 ft · Associated: None
41.246899, -85.497398

FW · NDB (Hoagy)251 kHz

0 ft · Associated: KFWA
40.930500, -85.119598

FWA · VORTAC (Fort Wayne)117,800 kHz

802 ft · Associated: KFWA
40.979099, -85.188103

Communication Frequencies

ATC and advisory channels.

A/D APP/DEP SW/NW OF ACT RWY

127.20 MHz

A/D SE/NE OF ACTIVE RWY

132.15 MHz

A/D FORT WAYNE A/D

135.32 MHz

ATIS ATIS

121.25 MHz

CLD CLNC DEL

124.75 MHz

GND GND

121.90 MHz

OPS 122FW COMD POST OPS

138.40 MHz

RDO TERRE HAUTE RDO

122.20 MHz

TWR TWR

119.10 MHz

UNIC UNICOM

122.95 MHz

Nearby Airports

Alternatives in the vicinity.

Delaware County Johnson Field

Grissom Air Reserve Base

South Bend Regional Airport

Findlay Airport

Eugene F. Kranz Toledo Express Airport

Data Source: OurAirports · Technical Briefing Jan 2026
ILS Data Source: AIP / FAA NASR Cycle Verified