Indianapolis Downtown Heliport
8A4 · Indianapolis, Indiana · Marion County · map
Indianapolis Downtown Heliport is a public-use heliport in Indianapolis, Indiana, 732 feet above sea level. Its landing pad, H1, is 60 by 60 feet of concrete. It has fuel (Jet A-1 with additive) and 1 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 1,696 takeoffs and landings a year.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Indianapolis Downtown Heliport?
Its FAA code is 8A4.
Where is Indianapolis Downtown Heliport?
It is in Indianapolis, Indiana, 732 feet above sea level.
Does Indianapolis Downtown Heliport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Indianapolis Downtown Heliport?
The FAA's airport file lists Jet A-1 with additive.
Are there flight schools at Indianapolis Downtown Heliport?
7 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Indiana University Health INC and Cicero Flying Club LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Indianapolis Downtown Heliport?
6 pilot examiners and 11 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The heliport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 8A4
- Kind
- Heliport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 732 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm; weekends, on required
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- Jet A-1 with additive; the services card below
- On the chart
- St Louis sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 3W
- In the FAA's files since
- December 1978
Landing pad
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Pad | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| H1 | 60 × 60 ft | Concrete, good |
- Runway H1: non-standard
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.05 | · Activate odals; plasi; high intst pad lights - the common traffic frequency. |
| Approach and departure | 125.275 | |
| 8A4 AWOS-3 | 135.525 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 317-955-3160.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- Jet A-1 with additive
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Indianapolis International (7 nm southwest), Eagle Creek Airpark (8 nm northwest), Indy South Greenwood Airport (9 nm south), Indianapolis Metro Airport (11 nm northeast).
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Indianapolis International (7 nm southwest), Eagle Creek Airpark (8 nm northwest), Indy South Greenwood Airport (9 nm south).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Indiana · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Facility and airport regs per Indianapolis airport authorized.
- Activate odals; plasi; high intst pad lights - the common traffic frequency.
- Self serve.
- Odals WB ingress
- Pulsating approach slope indicator; on east approach.
- Building area northeast lighted.
- Coord ingress/egress with Indianapolis approach - 125.275; arrival and departure east or west hdg; rmn south of helicopter; utilize railroad and interstate for ingress/egress.
- Noise abatement procedure in effect - amgr.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| helicopters | 1 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 1,696, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 17 |
| general aviation, travelling | 1,662 |
| military | 17 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Indianapolis from the FAA register
450 aircraft are registered to owners in Indianapolis, Indiana: 292 piston singles, 50 business jets, 26 piston twins, 24 helicopters, 24 drones. Not every one of them is based at this heliport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this heliport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Indiana.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Fuel and service companies in Indianapolis, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Indiana University Health INC 5 aircraft · Indianapolis, 8 miles away
- Cicero Flying Club LLC 2 aircraft · Indianapolis, 8 miles away
- Classic Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Indianapolis, 8 miles away
- Midwest Mooney Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Indianapolis, 8 miles away
- Triple F Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Indianapolis, 8 miles away
- Smooth Sailing Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Avon, 13 miles away
- Eagle Flyers Vii LLC 1 aircraft · Carmel, 14 miles away
Charter operators and airlines based in Indianapolis:
- Jet Logistics, Inc. 12 aircraft on the certificate Jet Logistics is a FAA Part 135 air carrier operating fixed-wing aircraft for air medical, government, and special missions transport.
- Superior Helicopter Services, LLC 2 aircraft on the certificate Superior Helicopter Services is an FAA certified aerial services company operating under Parts 137, 135, and 133.
- Brickyard Connection, LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate
- Fedair LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate FedAir LLC is a FAA Part 135 certified on-demand air charter operator based at Indy South Greenwood Airport in Greenwood, Indiana.
- Grace On Wings, INC. 1 aircraft on the certificate Grace On Wings is a non-profit charity air ambulance service based at Indy South Greenwood Airport in Indianapolis, Indiana.
- Executive Aero Charter Management, LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate Executive Aero Charter Management operates private jet charter flights for business and leisure travel from Indianapolis, Indiana.
- Lynx Connection LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate
Repair stations in Indianapolis (12 of 17, all of them):
- Aerodine Composites, LLC
- Aerorepair, CORP.
- Applied Composites Engineering
- Comlux America LLC Comlux America is a cabin completion and maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) facility based in Indianapolis, Indiana, specializing in VIP aircraft interior design, engineering, and installation for Airbus Corporate Jets and Boeing Busin
- Eagle Creek Aviation Services LLC
- Eli Lilly and Company
- Fedex Express
- Hoosier Aircraft Accessory INC
- Inair Aviation Services Company INAir Aviation Services Company is an FAA and EASA Part-145 certified repair station based in Indianapolis, Indiana, specializing in the repair and overhaul of legacy avionics systems including CRT display units, air data computers, flight
- Indy Aerospace INC Indy Aerospace Inc.
- Lift Maintenance LLC
- Metal Improvement Company
Companies in the same town as this heliport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
6 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 6 for private pilot, 6 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 5 for flight instructor, 3 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 6 for airplanes, 5 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 11 aviation medical examiners, 4 mechanic examiners, 3 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 1 engineering representative, 20 aircrew program designees, 3 training center examiners.
- James Carroll Buehler private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Vincennes University · Indianapolis, IN (7 nm) · (317) 225-2757 · [email protected]
- Steven Edward Stombaugh private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Vincennes University · Indianapolis, IN (7 nm) · (317) 272-6180 · [email protected]
- Cory Alexander Irwin private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Indy South Greenwood Airport · Greenwood, IN (10 nm) · (812) 699-1711 · [email protected]
- John Henderson private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Brownsburg, IN (12 nm) · (812) 596-4627 · [email protected]
- David John Mino private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Indianapolis Metropolitan Airport - UMP · Fishers, IN (13 nm) · (317) 691-3872 · [email protected]
- John Denny Green private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Muncie Aviation · Muncie, IN (45 nm) · (765) 744-2844 · [email protected]
All 49 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this heliport
Accidents and incidents at or near this heliport NTSB records · 16 since 1982, 3 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this heliport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Indianapolis 450 aircraft · 292 piston singles, 50 business jets, 26 piston twins
- Yale Companies LLC DBA 22 aircraft in town
- Hot Wings Aviation LLC 14 aircraft in town
- Rotor Leasing LLC 11 aircraft in town
- Kool Wings Leasing LLC 8 aircraft in town
- Eagle Creek Aviation Services INC 2 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Jet Logistics, Inc. 12 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Superior Helicopter Services, LLC 2 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Brickyard Connection, LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Fedair LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Indiana University Health INC 5 aircraft · university or college with a flight programme
- Cicero Flying Club LLC 2 aircraft · flying club
- Classic Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Aerodine Composites, LLC · repair station
- Aerorepair, CORP. · repair station
- Applied Composites Engineering · repair station
- Comlux America LLC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this heliport 16 since 1982 · 3 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Indiana 1,363 since 1982 · 176 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Indiana 131 landing places
- Indiana 5,694 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/8A4.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 28, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.