Indianapolis International Airport | |||||||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
Owner | City of Indianapolis | ||||||||||||||||||
Operator | BAA | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Indianapolis, Indiana | ||||||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 797 ft / 243 m | ||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°43′02″N 086°17′40″W / 39.71722°N 86.29444°W | ||||||||||||||||||
Website | www.IndianapolisAirport.com | ||||||||||||||||||
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Indianapolis International Airport (IATA: IND, ICAO: KIND, FAA LID: IND) is a public airport located seven miles (11 km) southwest of the central business district of Indianapolis, a city in Marion County, Indiana, United States.[1] It is owned by the City of Indianapolis and operated by British airport operator BAA. The airport is the largest in Indiana and a major hub for FedEx. It is also a focus city for AirTran Airways and Northwest Airlines. As of 2006, it is the only commercial airport in the United States to be completely managed by a private firm.
History
Before it got its International designation, it was called Weir-Cook Airport, after Col. Harvey Weir-Cook of Wilkinson, Indiana, who was a US Army Air Forces pilot in World War I and World War II, where he was killed while flying a P-39 over New Caledonia. He was a flying ace during WWI, with seven victories. The airport opened in 1931 and the name was changed to Weir-Cook in 1944. The current terminal opened in 1957 and has been renovated many times.
During the late 1980s and early 1990s, USAir (now US Airways) maintained a secondary hub in Indianapolis, with non-stop jet service to locations on the west coast and Florida as well as turbo-prop service to cities throughout the Midwest. With 146 daily departures US Airways was the dominant carrier accounting for 49% of all seats. In the late 1990s, US Airways substantially reduced its service out of Indianapolis.
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Indianapolis International Airport became a focus city for ATA Airlines and its regional affiliate, Chicago Express/ATA Connection. However, after the airline entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in late 2004, operations at IND were drastically cut, and service from IND was totally eliminated in 2006. ATA's demise at Indianapolis gave Northwest Airlines the space it needed to grow. Coincidentally, after ATA filed for Chapter 11 in 2004, Northwest Airlines announced a major service expansion in Indianapolis.
A state-of-the-art, 1.2 million square foot midfield terminal is currently being constructed on the west side of the airport. The new terminal is scheduled to open in 2008. The airport's master plan also calls for a new third runway to be built south of I-70 in the future. [1]
Accidents
On September 9, 1969, Allegheny Airlines Flight 853, which was flying Boston - Baltimore - Cincinnati - Indianapolis - St Louis, was involved in a midair collision with a Piper Cherokee during its descent over Fairland, Indiana in Shelby County. The airliner, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31, crashed into a cornfield near London, Indiana, killing all 83 passengers on board.
On October 20, 1987, a United States Air Force A-7D Corsair II crashed into a Ramada Inn near the airport after the pilot bailed out. Ten people were killed, nine of them hotel employees.
On October 31, 1994, American Eagle Flight 4184, which was flying to Chicago, Illinois's O'Hare International Airport from Indianapolis, crashed into a soybean field, killing everyone on board.
Airlines and destinations
Concourse A (Gates A1-A8)
- Northwest Airlines Gates A1-A8 (Cancún [seasonal], Denver [seasonal], Detroit, Fort Lauderdale [seasonal], Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Memphis, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York-LaGuardia, Orlando, San Francisco [seasonal], Seattle/Tacoma [seasonal], Tampa, Washington-Reagan [seasonal])
- Northwest Airlink operated by Pinnacle Airlines (Boston, Detroit, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Hartford, Kansas City, Memphis, New York-LaGuardia, Philadelphia, Raleigh/Durham, Washington-Reagan)
Concourse B (Gates B1-B6)
- American Airlines Gates B1, B2 (Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth)
- AmericanConnection operated by Trans States Airlines (St. Louis)
- American Eagle (Chicago-O'Hare, Miami)
- Delta Air Lines Gates B4-B6 (Atlanta)
- Delta Connection operated by Chautauqua Airlines (Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, New York-JFK)
- Delta Connection operated by Comair (Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, New York-JFK)
- Delta Connection operated by Shuttle America (Atlanta, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky)
Concourse C (Gates C1-C10)
- AirTran Airways Gates C1, C2, C4, C10 (Atlanta, Fort Lauderdale [seasonal], Fort Myers, Las Vegas [begins December 20], Los Angeles [seasonal], Orlando, San Francisco [seasonal], Sarasota/Bradenton [seasonal], Tampa)
- Continental Airlines Gates C5-C7 (Houston-Intercontinental, Newark)
- Continental Connection operated by CommutAir (Cleveland)
- Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines (Cleveland, Houston-Intercontinental, Newark)
- Continental Express operated by Chautauqua Airlines (Cleveland)
- Frontier Airlines Gate C3 (Cancún [seasonal], Denver)
- Midwest Airlines Gate C1
- Midwest Connect operated by Skyway Airlines (Milwaukee)
- Southwest Airlines Gates C8, C9 (Baltimore/Washington, Chicago-Midway, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Orlando, Phoenix, Tampa)
Concourse D (Gates D1-D10)
- Air Canada Gate D8
- Air Canada Jazz (Toronto-Pearson)
- United Airlines Gates D7 - D10 (Chicago-O'Hare, Denver)
- United Express operated by Chautauqua Airlines (Washington-Dulles)
- United Express operated by Shuttle America (Denver, Chicago-O'Hare, Washington-Dulles)
- United Express operated by SkyWest (Chicago-O'Hare, Denver [seasonal])
- US Airways Gates D1 - D6 (Charlotte, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Washington-Reagan)
- US Airways Express operated by Air Wisconsin (Boston, Charlotte, New York-LaGuardia, Philadelphia, Washington-Reagan)
- US Airways Express operated by Republic Airlines (Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Washington-Reagan)
- US Airways Express operated by Chautauqua Airlines (Charlotte, New York-LaGuardia, Pittsburgh, Washington-Reagan)
- US Airways Express operated by PSA Airlines (Charlotte, Philadelphia)
- US Airways Express operated by Mesa Airlines (Charlotte)
- US Airways Express operated by Piedmont Airlines (Pittsburgh)
New Service
The following airline(s) have announced new service from Indianapolis International Airport but their concourse location is currently TBA:
- Cape Air (Evansville, South Bend) [begins November 13]
References
External links
- Indianapolis International Airport (official site)
- IND Airport Community Site
- INZone Foreign Trade Zone
- Aerial photo from Indiana Department of Transportation
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective August 8, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KIND
- ASN accident history for IND
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KIND
- FAA current IND delay information