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This page provides information for the Fort Wayne-Allen County Airport Authority and the Fort Wayne International Airport that it manages. Smith Field information is at the Smith Field web site. What is the Airport Authority? Airport Authority Board of Directors
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Richardson, AAE The Airport Authority is committed to providing safe, convenient, progressive and efficient air transportation facilities, and friendly services for all of our customers while contributing to the overall vitality of the communities we serve. * * * * * * * * * * * * What is the Airport Authority? The Fort Wayne-Allen County Airport Authority was created in 1985 by a law adopted by the Indiana General Assembly in Indianapolis. Community leaders wanted to create a governing body to operate the airport under higher industry standards while devoting energy into making the airport less dependent on tax dollars. Since the creation of the Airport Authority, more than $170 million has been invested in improvements to and equipment for FWA (Fort Wayne International Airport). Airport officials have actively pursued federal funding that has allowed the Airport Authority to expand and renovate the terminal; create a new entrance road; expand parking, resurface runways and taxiways; rebuild infrastructure, create the new Air Trade Center, start development of the NW Quad; add land to the 3,400 acre complex and numerous other projects. The Authority has the responsibility for managing the Fort Wayne International Airport. The relationship between the Authority and the tenants (e.g. airlines, car rental companies, the gift shop, the restaurant, the parking lots, etc.) of the airport is very much like that of a shopping mall manager and the shop owners. The Authority provides the infrastructure and facilities and assures that the environment is safe, clean, and attractive. The tenants must abide by Authority ordinances, but operate independently. Just as you would return merchandise directly from the store you purchased it from in the mall rather than go to the mall manager, so you would deal directly with an airline for ticketing, lost luggage, etc. * * * * * * * * * * * * Airport Authority Board of Directors The Board has overall financial and policy making responsibility for the Airport Authority. Board members serve as volunteers and receive no payment for their time. The six-member board is appointed by both the Mayor of Fort Wayne and the Allen County Commissioners. Board members are appointed to four-year terms. This Board is responsible for both airports in Fort Wayne - Fort Wayne International airport and Smith Field. Michael S. Gouloff, President (Mayor in 1997) Tim Haffner, Secretary (Commissioners in 1994) Jerome F. Henry, Jr. (Mayor in 2007) Richard B. (Barry) Sturges, Jr. (Mayor in 2007) Neil Hayes, (Commissioners in 2002) * * * * * * * * * * * * Owned and operated by the Fort Wayne-Allen County Airport Authority The Authority has 62 full time employees. Lt. Paul Baer Terminal was expanded in 1996 and has 4 gates on the ground level and another 4 gates on the 2nd level concourse. The terminal is open 24 hrs. a day 365 days a year. The 12,000 ft. long runway is one of the longest runways in the United States and is long enough to handle any type aircraft including the Space Shuttle, DC-10s, 747s and Military Tankers. 3 Runways: 5-23 Primary at 12,000 ft long and 150 ft. wide 14-32 Secondary at 8,000 ft. long and 150 ft. wide 9-27 (Mainly GA traffic) is 4,000 ft. long and 75 ft. wide FWA serves around 650,000 passengers/year FWA has the capability to offer 24 Hr. Customs FWA FAA Air Traffic Control Tower operates 24-hours daily FWA is home to the 122nd Fighter Wing of the Indiana Air National Guard FWA was originally named "Baer Field" in 1941. In 1946, the City of Fort Wayne bought the airport from the federal government for one dollar and renamed the airport "Fort Wayne Municipal Airport". In 1991, the Fort Wayne-Allen County Airport Authority renamed the airport to its current name of Fort Wayne International Airport. FWA’s Air Trade Center is located on 450 acres on the southwest side of the FWA complex. The FWA complex is made up of over 3,400 acres. FWA is served by 5 major carriers: American, Continental, Delta, Northwest, and United. Daily commercial flights are
scheduled to the following gateways: Atlanta, Chicago O’Hare, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dallas, and Detroit. |
