City report · Indiana, United States
Fort Wayne Air quality today
Air quality in Fort Wayne currently reads AQI 91 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 91
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 30.4
- tree cover
- 30.9%
- trees in this area
- 96.5K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 1.2 mi (2 km) radius around Northcrest, Fort Wayne, IN 46825, USA (4.9 sq mi), from a satellite image of Sep 13, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Fort Wayne · AQI 91 (Moderate)
Fort Wayne's tree count comes to 96,493 trees across 4.8 sq mi (12.49 km²) of land, already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Fort Wayne today: AQI 91, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 09:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Ft Wayne - Coliseum, 4.0 mi (6.4 km) away
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
30.4
PM10
—
NO₂
—
O₃
0.0
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: OpenAQ · AirNow
- Outdoor exercise
- Fine for most people; unusually sensitive people should take long or hard exercise easier
- Windows
- Fine to open; close them if you are sensitive to pollution
- Mask
- Not needed for most people
- Air purifier
- Worth running if you are sensitive
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Fort Wayne's daily AQI at 21 on average, from 14 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 58 on Nov 8.
Where Fort Wayne stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Fort Wayne: Healthy tree cover
30.9% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 4.8 sq mi (12.49 km²) of land.
Trees in this area
96,493
Target trees
96,493
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Fort Wayne lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Fort Wayne has lost about 568 acres (230 hectares) of forest (about 430 football fields): 5.8% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (93%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.
2017: satellite photo from August 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km north of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 568 acres (230 ha)about 430 football fields
- Share of its forest
- 5.8%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 526 acres (213 ha)deforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2020, when about 93 acres (38 hectares) of forest were lost.
Acres of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 12 acres (5 ha) | under 1 ha | 14 acres (6 ha) |
| 2002 | 6 acres (3 ha) | under 1 ha | 8 acres (3 ha) |
| 2003 | 12 acres (5 ha) | under 1 ha | 12 acres (5 ha) |
| 2004 | 19 acres (8 ha) | under 1 ha | 20 acres (8 ha) |
| 2005 | 9 acres (4 ha) | 4 acres (2 ha) | 13 acres (5 ha) |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2007 | 22 acres (9 ha) | under 1 ha | 24 acres (10 ha) |
| 2008 | 5 acres (2 ha) | under 1 ha | 5 acres (2 ha) |
| 2009 | 6 acres (2 ha) | under 1 ha | 7 acres (3 ha) |
| 2010 | 4 acres (2 ha) | 3 acres (1 ha) | 7 acres (3 ha) |
| 2011 | 4 acres (2 ha) | under 1 ha | 5 acres (2 ha) |
| 2012 | 11 acres (4 ha) | under 1 ha | 11 acres (4 ha) |
| 2013 | 34 acres (14 ha) | 6 acres (2 ha) | 40 acres (16 ha) |
| 2014 | 6 acres (3 ha) | under 1 ha | 6 acres (3 ha) |
| 2015 | 9 acres (4 ha) | under 1 ha | 9 acres (4 ha) |
| 2016 | 12 acres (5 ha) | under 1 ha | 12 acres (5 ha) |
| 2017 | 48 acres (19 ha) | under 1 ha | 48 acres (20 ha) |
| 2018 | 34 acres (14 ha) | under 1 ha | 36 acres (14 ha) |
| 2019 | 26 acres (11 ha) | under 1 ha | 26 acres (11 ha) |
| 2020 | 92 acres (37 ha) | under 1 ha | 93 acres (38 ha) |
| 2021 | 27 acres (11 ha) | under 1 ha | 27 acres (11 ha) |
| 2022 | 43 acres (17 ha) | 2 acres (1 ha) | 45 acres (18 ha) |
| 2023 | 68 acres (27 ha) | under 1 ha | 68 acres (27 ha) |
| 2024 | 15 acres (6 ha) | under 1 ha | 16 acres (6 ha) |
| 2025 | 3 acres (1 ha) | 13 acres (5 ha) | 16 acres (7 ha) |
What is causing deforestation around Fort Wayne?
- Towns and roadscleared for good86% · 489 acres (198 ha)
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good6.4% · 36 acres (15 ha)
- Unknown causescause unknown7.1% · 41 acres (16 ha)
Also: logging.
Causes for 2025 are estimates, based on what caused forest loss in the same places up to 2024.
Forest gained and lost, 2000–2020
- Forest in 2000
- 16,200 acres (6,550 ha)
- Forest in 2020
- 16,900 acres (6,840 ha)
- Overall change
- +712 acres (288 ha)more forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Fort Wayne grew from about 16,200 acres (6,550 hectares) to 16,900 acres (6,840 hectares), a net gain of about 712 acres (288 hectares) (+4.4%). New forest grew on about 1,330 acres (539 hectares), while 620 acres (251 hectares) were lost.
These 2000 and 2020 maps, from the University of Maryland, count any land with trees taller than 5 m as forest, including plantations and orchards. Forest that was cut or burned and had grown back by 2020 counts in both years, so the loss here is smaller than the yearly figures.
These figures cover everything within 10 km of the city center, a wider area than the report above, because forest is usually lost at a city's edges.
Source: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA, Global Forest Change (GFC-2025-v1.13); causes: WRI/Google DeepMind drivers of forest loss; both CC BY 4.0, summed by Airleaf for each area. Forest gained and lost 2000–2020: Potapov et al. 2022, UMD GLAD Global Land Cover and Land Use Change, CC BY 4.0. Images: contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data. How it's measured
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Questions about Fort Wayne
What is the air quality (AQI) in Fort Wayne right now?
The latest reading for Fort Wayne shows an AQI of 91 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 09:00 local time by the Ft Wayne - Coliseum ground monitoring station, 4.0 mi (6.4 km) away, via OpenAQ. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Fort Wayne today?
At AQI 91 (Moderate): fine for most people; unusually sensitive people should take long or hard exercise easier. Windows: fine to open; close them if you are sensitive to pollution. Masks: not needed for most people. The reading changes through the day, so check again before a long run or ride.
What has the air quality in Fort Wayne been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Fort Wayne's daily AQI at 21 on average, from 14 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 58 on Nov 8. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Fort Wayne lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Fort Wayne has lost about 568 acres (230 hectares) of forest (about 430 football fields): 5.8% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (93%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Fort Wayne grew from about 16,200 acres (6,550 hectares) to 16,900 acres (6,840 hectares), a net gain of about 712 acres (288 hectares) (+4.4%). New forest grew on about 1,330 acres (539 hectares), while 620 acres (251 hectares) were lost.
What is the tree count in Fort Wayne?
Fort Wayne has an estimated 96,493 trees across the 4.8 sq mi (12.49 km²) of land measured — 30.9% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Fort Wayne need?
Fort Wayne has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Fort Wayne's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Northcrest, via OpenAQ; the 7-day trend is the Open-Meteo / CAMS model's estimate. Tree cover is measured from Sentinel-2 L2A (ESA Copernicus) via Earth Search satellite imagery at 10 m detail across a 1.2 mi (2 km) radius around Northcrest; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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