Indianapolis International Airport is located approximately 10 minutes from downtown, at the junction of Interstates 70 and 465.

Quick Facts

• Located 797' feet above sea level
• Occupies approximately 7,700 acres (about 12 square miles)
• The new midfield terminal contains approximately 1.2 million square feet of space
• There are 55 retail stores in the terminal and concourses
• The airport is served by eight rental car companies
• Concourse A has 20 gates and Concourse B has 20 gates
• The airport's total parking capacity is approximately 18,000 vehicles
• 2 parallel runways of 11,200' and 10,000' and one 7,600' crosswind runway
• Served by 11 passenger airlines
• Home of the nation's second largest Federal Express hub
• 8th busiest cargo airport in the U.S. and 21st in the world.
• The airport handled 8.15 million passengers (2008)
• An average of 155 daily aircraft departures (2008)
• An average of 37 non-stop destinations (2008)
• Conducted 197,202 landings and take-offs(2008)
• Handled 5,221,366 tons of landed weight (2008)
• Handled 1,111,081 tons of mail and cargo (2008)

Dedicated in 1931 as Weir Cook Airport after World War I flying ace Harvey Weir Cook, the current airport has grown from 900 acres in 1928 to 7,700 acres today.  A new midfield terminal was opened in 2008.

New Midfield Terminal

Indianapolis International Airport recently completed a $974 million dollar project that added a new midfield terminal building, concourse, parking garage, and a 300 foot control tower.  I-70 to the south is being relocated and the airport will have a new entrance at I-70 and Bridgeport Rd.

For more information about Indianapolis International Airport, visit the airport's web site at www.indianapolisairport.com.

Air Freight

The 1.9 million square foot FedEx Express hub facility, located at Indianapolis International Airport, is the second largest FedEx facility.

Photo Credits

¹ Indianapolis Airport Authority