Indianapolis International
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Indianapolis International is a public-use airport owned by Indianapolis Airport Auth, 7 miles southwest of Indianapolis, Indiana, 796 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 05L/23R, is 11,200 feet of concrete. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A-1 with additive).
Weather right now KIND · observed 2:54 pm EDT (18:54 UTC), 60 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 13 knots, gusting to 18
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 71°F (22°C), dew point 42°F (6°C)
- Altimeter 30.08 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 1:25 pm EDT (17:25 UTC), good until Wed 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC)
- From Tue 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KIND 061854Z 16013G18KT 10SM CLR 22/06 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP185 T02170056
TAF KIND 061725Z 0618/0724 15006KT P6SM SKC FM070000 18005KT P6SM SKC FM071400 24009KT P6SM SCT250
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA IND · ICAO KIND
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Indianapolis Airport Auth
- Elevation
- 796 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower with a TRACON · around the clock
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A-1 with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tiedown
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- St Louis sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 5W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 3
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05L/23R | 11,200 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 05R/23L | 10,000 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 14/32 | 7,278 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 05L: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2)
- Runway 23R: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 05R: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2)
- Runway 23L: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 14: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), ant 61 ft high 2,370 ft from the end
- Runway 32: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the right, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
Radio frequencies
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| Digital ATIS | 134.25 | Indy |
| Clearance delivery | 118.175 | |
| Clearance delivery | 119.25 | |
| Clearance delivery | 121.625 | |
| Clearance delivery | 128.6 | |
| Clearance delivery Pre Taxi Clearance | 128.75 | Indy |
| Approach and departure · Clearance delivery · Departure procedure (HEPDO) Contact approach control | 134.85 | Columbus |
| Ground | 121.9 | Indy |
| Ground (secondary) | 121.8 | Indy |
| Tower | 120.9 | Indy |
| Approach · Class C airspace · Departure West of active runway; West | 119.05 | Indy |
| Approach and departure · Departure procedure (HIDKU) | 120.65 | Anderson |
| Approach | 121.1 | |
| Approach and departure Active runway 05/23 at ind | 124.65 | |
| Departure · Approach and departure · Departure procedure (HIBUK) East | 124.95 | Indy |
| Departure procedure (HIBAL) · Approach and departure | 125.275 | |
| Approach · Class C airspace · Approach and departure East of active runway; Active runway 14/32 at ind | 127.15 | Indy |
| Approach · Racyr and star · Clang Rnav Star | 128.175 | Indy |
| Approach and departure | 135.45 | |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Indy |
| Ind and vot | 109.6 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 317-220-6243.
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Aircraft registered in Indianapolis from the FAA register
453 aircraft are registered to owners in Indianapolis, Indiana: 292 piston singles, 50 business jets, 27 piston twins, 25 drones, 24 helicopters. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Indiana.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 29 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Prim student tgl not pmtd.
- PAPI unusable beyond 8 degreess right of centerline.
- PAPI unusable beyond 7 degreess left of centerline.
- Large flocks of birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Be alert to close proximity of runway 14/32 to northeast ramp.
- Taxiway H runs contiguous at northeast ramp.
- Taxiway V is not available for air carrier operations.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 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 5, 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.