IND · Indianapolis, United States
Indianapolis International Airport.
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Indianapolis International Airport
Airport serving Indianapolis, Indiana, US
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for IND
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 3610; ident KIND; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
indianapolisairport.com
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Indianapolis International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
22 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
IND / KIND
OurAirports ident
KIND
GPS / local code
KIND / IND
ISO region
US-IN
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
major international passenger gateway
Official host
indianapolisairport.com
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q1156865
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 7:09 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--EST · UTC-05:00
Time zone
EST
America/Indiana/Indianapolis · UTC-05:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
13 km
Approximate distance to central Indianapolis.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Washington, D.C.
Languages
English
Currency
USD ($)
Country area
9,525,067 km²
Passenger volume
5,180,917 passengers
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
3 runways
Longest runway
11,200 ft / 3,414 m
Runway surface
concrete (2), asphalt
Opened / operator
1931 · The Indianapolis Authority
Owner / entity
Indianapolis Airport Authority
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
major international passenger gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
22 source-backed signals
Indianapolis International Airport is a major international passenger gateway for Indianapolis, United States. Indianapolis's built-up core sits roughly 13 km from the terminal area. Operations run on America/Indiana/Indianapolis (UTC-05:00, EST). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 5 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Indianapolis International Airport (IND / KIND) is at 39.7173° N, 86.2944° W, elevation 797 ft (243 m), serving Indianapolis, United States.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Indianapolis is in United States (capital Washington, D.C.); regulated by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); on America/Indiana/Indianapolis (EST, UTC-05:00); working languages: English; currency: USD ($).
Distance from central Indianapolis: 13 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for IND.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Indianapolis International Airport (IND / KIND)
Indianapolis International Airport · Airport serving Indianapolis, Indiana, US
Source identifiers
KIND · KIND · IND · US-IN
indianapolisairport.com · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
As of 2024, IND is the 46th-busiest airport in the U.S.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for IND; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Location cue
Indianapolis International Airport is an international airport located seven miles (11 km) southwest of Downtown Indianapolis in Marion County, Indiana, United States.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Plainfield
plainfield · 9.1 km from IND
United States · America/Indiana/Indianapolis · +0h · population 30,590 · city coordinates 39.7042, -86.3994
2. Avon
avon · 10 km from IND
United States · America/Indiana/Indianapolis · +0h · population 16,451 · city coordinates 39.7628, -86.3997
3. Indianapolis
indianapolis · 13 km from IND
United States · America/Indiana/Indianapolis · +0h · population 887,642 · city coordinates 39.7684, -86.1580
4. Fairfield Heights
fairfield-heights · 14 km from IND
United States · America/Indiana/Indianapolis · +0h · population 21,285 · city coordinates 39.8286, -86.3822
5. Brownsburg
brownsburg · 17 km from IND
United States · America/Indiana/Indianapolis · +0h · population 24,996 · city coordinates 39.8434, -86.3978
6. Greenwood
greenwood · 20 km from IND
United States · America/Indiana/Indianapolis · +0h · population 55,586 · city coordinates 39.6137, -86.1067
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. CVG KCVG
Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport · Cincinnati / Covington
158 km from IND · America/New_York · +0h · elevation 896 ft (273 m) · airport coordinates 39.0488, -84.6678
2. SDF KSDF
Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport · Louisville
179 km from IND · America/Kentucky/Louisville · +0h · elevation 501 ft (153 m) · airport coordinates 38.1706, -85.7351
3. MDW KMDW
Chicago Midway International Airport · Chicago
261 km from IND · America/Chicago · -1h · elevation 620 ft (189 m) · airport coordinates 41.7860, -87.7524
4. ORD KORD
Chicago O'Hare International Airport · Chicago
286 km from IND · America/Chicago · -1h · elevation 680 ft (207 m) · airport coordinates 41.9786, -87.9048
5. CMH KCMH
John Glenn Columbus International Airport · Columbus
292 km from IND · America/New_York · +0h · elevation 815 ft (248 m) · airport coordinates 39.9980, -82.8919
Route-time reference set
1. IND-CVG
Cincinnati / Covington · 158 km · 1h 2m
America/New_York · +0h from IND; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. IND-SDF
Louisville · 179 km · 1h 4m
America/Kentucky/Louisville · +0h from IND; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. IND-MDW
Chicago · 261 km · 1h 10m
America/Chicago · -1h from IND; reference route only, not a live schedule.
4. IND-ORD
Chicago · 286 km · 1h 12m
America/Chicago · -1h from IND; reference route only, not a live schedule.
5. IND-CMH
Columbus · 292 km · 1h 12m
America/New_York · +0h from IND; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
3 runways
Longest runway 11,200 ft / 3,414 m. 3 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
concrete (2), asphalt
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for IND.
Runway identifiers
05L/23R · 05R/23L · 14/32
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. CVG KCVG
Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport · Cincinnati / Covington · 158 km from IND
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 896 ft (273 m) · 39.0488, -84.6678
2. SDF KSDF
Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport · Louisville · 179 km from IND
large airport · America/Kentucky/Louisville · united-states · 501 ft (153 m) · 38.1706, -85.7351
3. MDW KMDW
Chicago Midway International Airport · Chicago · 261 km from IND
large airport · America/Chicago · united-states · 620 ft (189 m) · 41.7860, -87.7524
4. ORD KORD
Chicago O'Hare International Airport · Chicago · 286 km from IND
large airport · America/Chicago · united-states · 680 ft (207 m) · 41.9786, -87.9048
5. CMH KCMH
John Glenn Columbus International Airport · Columbus · 292 km from IND
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 815 ft (248 m) · 39.9980, -82.8919
6. GRR KGRR
Gerald R. Ford International Airport · Grand Rapids · 358 km from IND
large airport · America/Detroit · united-states · 794 ft (242 m) · 42.8808, -85.5228
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
It is owned and operated by the Indianapolis Airport Authority, and the airport serves over 50 non-stop destinations throughout North America, the Caribbean and Europe.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for IND.
Source note 2
As of 2024, IND is the 46th-busiest airport in the U.S.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for IND.
Source note 3
And the busiest in Indiana with 5,180,917 passengers.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for IND.
Country and authority
IND sits in United States (United States of America), whose capital is Washington, D.C.. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Americas, North America.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: English. Currency context: USD ($). IND is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Reference description
Airport serving Indianapolis, Indiana, US. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: As of 2024, IND is the 46th-busiest airport in the U.S. Location cue: Indianapolis International Airport is an international airport located seven miles (11 km) southwest of Downtown Indianapolis in Marion County, Indiana, United States.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q1156865 · Indianapolis International Airport. Owner / owning body: Indianapolis Airport Authority. Administrative area: Indianapolis. Named after: Indianapolis
Field and clock profile
Indianapolis International Airport is a low-elevation field at 797 ft (243 m), positioned at 39.7173° N, 86.2944° W in the Northern mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 3 runways and a longest runway of 11,200 ft / 3,414 m. The airport clock uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis (EST, UTC-05:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Plainfield is the closest retained city-time anchor at 9.1 km. CVG Cincinnati / Covington is the closest retained airport alternative at 158 km.
Country airport peers
IND is compared with CVG Cincinnati / Covington at 158 km, SDF Louisville at 179 km, MDW Chicago at 261 km, ORD Chicago at 286 km, CMH Columbus at 292 km inside the retained United States airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
IND-CVG Cincinnati / Covington: 158 km, about 1h 2m, +0h. IND-SDF Louisville: 179 km, about 1h 4m, +0h. IND-MDW Chicago: 261 km, about 1h 10m, -1h. IND-ORD Chicago: 286 km, about 1h 12m, -1h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident KIND backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. indianapolisairport.com is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
5,180,917 passengers
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
3 runways · longest 11,200 ft / 3,414 m
Runway identifiers
05L/23R, 05R/23L, 14/32
OurAirports classifies IND as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Indianapolis.
IND (KIND) is one of the curated airport pages with a real traffic signal attached: 5,180,917 passengers, operating from a low-elevation field at 797 ft (243 m).
IND sits in a broader regional network with 5 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
IND's runway record lists 3 runways, with the longest runway at 11,200 ft / 3,414 m and source surfaces recorded as concrete (2), asphalt.
The Indianapolis Authority is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for IND.
- It is owned and operated by the Indianapolis Airport Authority, and the airport serves over 50 non-stop destinations throughout North America, the Caribbean and Europe.
- As of 2024, IND is the 46th-busiest airport in the U.S.
- And the busiest in Indiana with 5,180,917 passengers.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at indianapolisairport.com, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for IND
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
IND uses America/Indiana/Indianapolis (EST, UTC-05:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Indianapolis International Airport is about 13 km from central Indianapolis; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
CVG Cincinnati / Covington is the closest retained alternate at 158 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
indianapolisairport.com is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place IND inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
IND ranks #37 in the curated United States airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 94 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
IND has no other retained airport in the same IANA zone cohort, making America/Indiana/Indianapolis a more distinctive signal for this page.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
IND is 797 ft (243 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include GRR 794 ft (242 m) (3 ft delta) · CLE 791 ft (241 m) (6 ft delta) · KRK 791 ft (241 m) (6 ft delta) · OKJ 806 ft (246 m) (9 ft delta) · SAT 809 ft (247 m) (12 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
IND's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are CVG 158 km +0h · SDF 179 km +0h · MDW 261 km -1h · ORD 286 km -1h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati / Covington | CVG | 158 km | 1h 2m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Louisville | SDF | 179 km | 1h 4m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Chicago | MDW | 261 km | 1h 10m | -1h | --:--:-- |
| Chicago | ORD | 286 km | 1h 12m | -1h | --:--:-- |
| Columbus | CMH | 292 km | 1h 12m | +0h | --:--:-- |
IND to CVG
Cincinnati / Covington
Distance 158 km; estimated travel window 1h 2m; destination zone America/New_York is +0h from IND. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
IND to SDF
Louisville
Distance 179 km; estimated travel window 1h 4m; destination zone America/Kentucky/Louisville is +0h from IND. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
IND to MDW
Chicago
Distance 261 km; estimated travel window 1h 10m; destination zone America/Chicago is -1h from IND. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
The airport sits in the normal outer-ring range for a major metro gateway, so rail, shuttle coach, and ride-hail all matter when you judge the fastest arrival.
Indianapolis is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Indianapolis International Airport has 5 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from IND, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Plainfield
plainfield · 9.1 km · America/Indiana/Indianapolis
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Avon
avon · 10 km · America/Indiana/Indianapolis
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Indianapolis
indianapolis · 13 km · America/Indiana/Indianapolis
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Fairfield Heights
fairfield-heights · 14 km · America/Indiana/Indianapolis
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Brownsburg
brownsburg · 17 km · America/Indiana/Indianapolis
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Greenwood
greenwood · 20 km · America/Indiana/Indianapolis
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Broad Ripple
broad-ripple · 21 km · America/Indiana/Indianapolis
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Zionsville
zionsville · 26 km · America/Indiana/Indianapolis
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Lawrence
lawrence · 27 km · America/Indiana/Indianapolis
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Carmel
carmel · 33 km · America/Indiana/Indianapolis
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Franklin
franklin-4828382 · 33 km · America/Indiana/Indianapolis
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Fishers
fishers · 36 km · America/Indiana/Indianapolis
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Indianapolis International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Cincinnati / Covington (CVG), Louisville (SDF), Chicago (MDW). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: 5,180,917 passengers.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 3 runways; longest runway 11,200 ft / 3,414 m; identifiers 05L/23R, 05R/23L, 14/32.
- Runway surfaces: concrete (2), asphalt; 3 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: The Indianapolis Authority.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1931.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from IND. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International AirportCVG
Cincinnati / Covington · large airport
- Distance
- 158 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 896 ft (273 m)
Compare against CVG when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Louisville Muhammad Ali International AirportSDF
Louisville · large airport
- Distance
- 179 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 501 ft (153 m)
Compare against SDF when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Chicago Midway International AirportMDW
Chicago · large airport
- Distance
- 261 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- -1h
- Elevation
- 620 ft (189 m)
Compare against MDW when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Chicago O'Hare International AirportORD
Chicago · large airport
- Distance
- 286 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- -1h
- Elevation
- 680 ft (207 m)
Compare against ORD when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
John Glenn Columbus International AirportCMH
Columbus · large airport
- Distance
- 292 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 815 ft (248 m)
Compare against CMH when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Indianapolis International Airport (IND) in?▾
Indianapolis International Airport is in the America/Indiana/Indianapolis timezone (UTC-05:00, EST).
What are the codes for Indianapolis International Airport?▾
Indianapolis International Airport uses IATA code IND and ICAO code KIND.
Where is Indianapolis International Airport located?▾
Indianapolis International Airport is located in Indianapolis, United States at coordinates 39.7173° N, 86.2944° W, with an elevation of 797 ft (243 m) (low-elevation field in the mid-latitudes).
How far is Indianapolis International Airport from central Indianapolis?▾
Indianapolis International Airport sits roughly 13 km from the nearest mapped city center for Indianapolis.
Which route reference is most useful from IND?▾
Cincinnati / Covington (CVG) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 2m, destination timezone America/New_York, and a +0h difference from IND.
Which authority regulates IND?▾
Indianapolis International Airport sits inside United States, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
What other airports in United States are close peers to IND?▾
IND's curated peers in United States on this site include CVG Cincinnati / Covington, SDF Louisville, MDW Chicago, plus 3 more.
How many runways does Indianapolis International Airport have?▾
Indianapolis International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 3 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 11,200 ft / 3,414 m; identifiers include 05L/23R, 05R/23L, 14/32.