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Indianapolis Municipal Airport opened in 1931, replacing the older Stout Field as the primary city airport. The airport was initially built on about 320 acres (130 ha) of land in the southwestern edge of the city, with an additional 627 acres (254 ha) reserved for future expansions at the airport. [ 8 ]
Indianapolis Metropolitan Airport covers 445 acres (180 ha); its one runway, 15/33, is 4,004 x 100 ft (1,220 x 30 m) asphalt. For the year ending December 31, 2016, the airport had 24,590 aircraft operations, an average of 67 per day: 80% general aviation , 17% air taxi and 3% military.
Transportation in Indianapolis consists of a complex network that includes a local public bus system, several private intercity bus providers, Amtrak passenger rail service, four freight rail lines, an Interstate Highway System, an airport, a heliport, bikeshare system, 115 miles (185 km) of bike lanes, and 116 miles (187 km) of trails and greenways.
Eagle Creek Airpark (ICAO: KEYE, FAA LID: EYE) is a public use airport located seven nautical miles (13 km) west of the central business district of Indianapolis, a city in Marion County, Indiana, United States. It is owned by the Indianapolis Airport Authority and serves as a reliever airport for Indianapolis International Airport. [1]
Indianapolis Center is the 12th busiest ARTCC in the United States. In 2024, Indianapolis Center handled 2,097,778 aircraft operations. [3] Indianapolis Center covers approximately 73,000 square miles [4] of the Midwestern United States, including parts of Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia and Tennessee.
Renamed in 2007 to honor Indianapolis Urban League founder/president Sam H. Jones, Sr., it is approximately 1.8 miles (2.9 km) in length and connects Raymond Street (at Holt Road) to High School Road just west of I-465 at the former site of the 1957–2008 passenger terminal at Indianapolis International Airport.
In November 2023, there were 99 aircraft based at this airport: 68 single-engine, 7 multi-engine, 20 jet and 4 helicopter. [1] Jet Access Zionsville is the airport's full service fixed-base operator. Taft Aviation manages the airport's T-hangars. The airport is also host to Beck's Hybrids corporate aviation department.
Curtiss Flying Service operated an air passenger service and flying school at Stout Field. [3] Curtiss' manager was Captain Harvey Weir Cook . [ 4 ] By 1928, the city realized expansion possibilities were limited and began plans for what is now Indianapolis International Airport two miles (3.2 km) to the west. [ 5 ]