Each year, Indianapolis International Airport (IND) serves about 8.1 million passengers and transports 1.1 million tons of cargo. It is an important contributor to central Indiana's growing economy, especially in the life sciences, technology, and logistics sectors.
Daily departures and destinations
On average, there are 155 daily departures to 37 nonstop destinations from Indianapolis. Although a handful of these flights are seasonal—and all are dependent upon the airlines who can and do change their flights depending on internal operations—daily nonstop service is generally available to:
| Atlanta (ATL) |
Baltimore (BWI) |
Boston (BOS) |
| Cancun (CUN; seasonal) |
Charlotte (CLT) |
Chicago Midway (MDW) |
| Chicago O'Hare (ORD) |
Cincinnati (CVG) |
Cleveland (CLE) |
| Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) |
Denver (DEN) |
Detroit |
| Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood |
Ft. Myers |
Hartford |
| Houston Intercontinental (IAH) |
Jacksonville |
Kansas City (MCI) |
| Las Vegas (LAS) |
Los Angeles (LAX) |
Memphis (MEM) |
| Miami (MIA) |
Milwaukee (MKE) |
Minneapolis (MSP) |
| New York (JFK) |
New York La Guardia (LGA) |
New York Newark (EWR) |
| Orlando (MCO) |
Philadelphia (PHL) |
Phoenix (PHX) |
| Raleigh/Durham (RDU) |
Sarasota (SRQ; seasonal) |
St. Louis (STL) |
| Tampa |
Toronto (YYZ) |
Washington Dulles (IAD) |
| Washington National |
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The top ten 2008 destinations:
| 1. Orlando |
6. Fort Myers |
| 2. Las Vegas |
7. Denver |
| 3. Tampa |
8. Phoenix |
| 4. Atlanta |
9. Dallas–Fort Worth |
| 5. Los Angeles |
10. New York La Guardia |
Airlines
Indianapolis International Airport is served by these 11 passenger carriers:
Passenger terminal
The Indianapolis International Airport passenger terminal is approx. 1.2 million square feet, with two concourses. Concourse A and Concourse B each have 20 gates. Two gates on Concourse A are (A4 and A5) are for international arrivals and lead to a dedicated federal inspection area and baggage claim. TSA security checkpoints are situated before the entrance to each concourse and include dedicated lanes for expert travelers, casual travelers, and families, those with special needs, and those traveling with medicine or medical devices. Each checkpoint contains up to 11 screening lanes.
Parking
The airport's total parking capacity is approximately 18,000 vehicles.
| Facility |
No. spaces |
| Parking Garage |
5,900 |
| Economy Lot |
7,950 |
| Long-Term Parking Lot |
4,400 |
Location and description
| Street address |
7800 Col. H. Weir Cook Memorial Drive |
| City | State | Zip code |
Indianapolis, Indiana 46241 |
| Distance to downtown |
16 miles |
| Time zone |
GMT-4, Eastern Standard Time (EST) in most of the state. Daylight Savings Time (DST) is observed. Web site time is local. |
| Owner | operator |
Indianapolis Airport Authority |
| FAA identifier |
IND |
| Coordinates |
39°43'2.38"N, 86°17'39.78"W |
| Elevation |
797 feet (242.9m) above sea level |
| Date opened |
September 1931 |
Runways
IND has two primary parallel runways and one crosswind runway.
| Runway |
Length (feet) |
Width (feet) |
Instrument |
| 5L/23R (parallel) |
11,200 |
150 |
CAT III ILS (5L)
CAT I ILS (23R |
| 5R/23L (parallel) |
10,000 |
150 |
CAT III ILS (5R)
CAT I ILS (23L) |
| 14/32 (crosswind) |
7,600 |
150 |
CAT I ILS |
Passengers and total operations
| 2008 year |
Total |
| Domestic and international passengers |
8.15 million (total) |
| Cargo operations |
1,111million tons |
| Aircraft operations |
197,202 |
| Landed weight |
5,221 million tons |
Economic impact
- No property tax dollars are used to operate or manage IND.
- About 12,000 people work at the airport each day. Of this number, 450 are employed by the Indianapolis Airport Authority (IAA).
Concessionaires (shopping, dining, and retail)
| Type |
Number |
| Food and beverage |
23 |
| Specialty retail |
24 |
| News and gift |
8 |
| Rental car companies |
8 |