Indianapolis Regional
MQJ · KMQJ · Indianapolis, Indiana · Hancock County · map
Indianapolis Regional is a public-use airport owned by Indianapolis Arpt Authority, 12 miles east of Indianapolis, Indiana, 862 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 07/25, is 6,005 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive).
Weather right now KMQJ · observed 5:15 pm EDT (21:15 UTC), 7 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the south (180°) at 8 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 72°F (22°C), dew point 41°F (5°C)
- Altimeter 30.03 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KMQJ 062115Z AUTO 18008KT 10SM CLR 22/05 A3003 RMK AO2 T02230049 $
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 MQJ · ICAO KMQJ
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Indianapolis Arpt Authority
- Elevation
- 862 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 6:00 am to 10:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- St Louis sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 2W
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1977
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 6,005 × 100 ft | Asphalt, excellent | High-intensity lights |
| 16/34 | 3,902 × 75 ft | Concrete, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| H1 | 40 × 40 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Perimeter lights |
- Runway 07: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 25: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 16: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 34: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.975 | |
| Clearance delivery | 119.25 | |
| Approach and departure | 127.15 | |
| Mqj and aWOS-3PT | 127.950 | |
| Clang Rnav Star · Racyr and star | 128.175 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 317-335-3037.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
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 · 18 since 1982, 2 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
- Runway 16/34 and taxiway B not available to air carrier with more than 30 passenger seats.
- Dusk to dawn; activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 25; high-intensity runway lights runway 07/25 - the common traffic frequency.
- Located at MID-FIELD wind sock.
- Crops 250 feet south of runway end.
- Crops 155 feet from and 175 feet west of runway end.
- For fuel and service - 131.5
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.