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Class C

Indianapolis International Airport

ID KIND FAA IND Elev 797 ft Lat 39° 43.04' N Lon 86° 17.66' W Zulu

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FAA Airport Diagram · KIND

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Runways at KIND

6 runway ends on file. Longest: 11,200 ft. Max gradient: 0.40%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
05L 44.5° 11,200 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes
23R 224.5° 11,200 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes
05R 44.6° 10,000 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes
23L 224.6° 10,000 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes
14 134.6° 7,278 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.07%
32 314.6° 7,278 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.07%

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Communications

11 frequencies on file — tower, ground, ATIS, CTAF, approach, departure, etc.

  • ATIS ATIS 134.250
  • CLD CLNC DEL 128.750
  • GND GND 121.800
  • TWR INDY TWR 120.900
  • APP APP INITIAL CONTACT 128.175
  • APP (E) APP EAST OF ACTIVE RWY 127.150
  • APP (W) APP WEST OF ACTIVE RUNWAY 124.650
  • DEP (E) DEP EAST 124.950
  • DEP (W) DEP WEST 119.050
  • RDO TERRE HAUTE RDO 122.550
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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Navaids associated with KIND

  • NDB CO

    Colfa

    0.23 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for KIND, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom. Cycle 22JAN2026.

1 matched · 31 not yet translated

TL;DR

  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (1)

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    birds on and invof arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (31 sentences)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·120 INDIANA – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – INDIANAPOLIS INTL (IND)(KIND) P (A) 7 SW UTC–5(–4DT) N39º43.04´ W86º17.68´ 796 B LRA Class I, ARFF Index D NOTAM FILE IND RWY 05L–23R: H11200X150 (CONC–GRVD) S–145, D–300, 2S–175, 2D–550 PCR 1360 R/D/W/U HIRL CL RWY 05L: ALSF2.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 74´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 71´.
  • ·RWY 05R–23L: H10000X150 (CONC–GRVD) S–145, D–300, 2S–175, 2D–550 PCR 1510 R/D/W/T HIRL CL RWY 05R: ALSF2.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 70´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 71´.
  • ·RVR–TMR RWY 14–32: H7278X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–145, D–300, 2S–175, 2D–550 PCR 710 F/D/W/T HIRL RWY 14: MALSR.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 74´.
  • ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 73´.
  • ·RWY 05L:TORA–11200 TODA–11200 ASDA–11200 LDA–11200 RWY 05R:TORA–10000 TODA–10000 ASDA–10000 LDA–10000 RWY 14: TORA–7278 TODA–7278 ASDA–7278 LDA–7278 RWY 23L:TORA–10000 TODA–10000 ASDA–10000 LDA–10000 RWY 23R:TORA–11200 TODA–11200 ASDA–11200 LDA–11200 RWY 32: TORA–7278 TODA–7278 ASDA–7278 LDA–7278
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A, A1+ OX 1, 3 LGT Rwy 14 PAPI unusbl byd 8º rgt of cntrln.
  • ·Rwy 23L PAPI unusbl byd 7º rgt of cntrln.
  • ·MILITARY— FUEL A, A+ (C317–248–4948) (NC–100LL, A1+)
  • ·Noise abatement procedures in effect ctc arpt mgr.
  • ·Primary student touch and go ldgs not permitted.
  • ·Be alert to close proximity of Rwy 14–32 to northeast ramp.
  • ·Twy H runs contiguous at northeast ramp.
  • ·Twy V is not avbl for air carrier ops.
  • ·Operate transponders with altitude reporting mode and ADS–B (if equipped) enabled on all airport surfaces.
  • ·Flight Notification Service (ADCUS) available.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 317-487-9594
  • ·ASOS (317) 220–6243 TDWR.
  • ·D–ATIS 134.25 UNICOM 122.95 BRICKYARD RCO 122.4 (TERRE HAUTE RADIO) ®APP CON 127.15 (East of active rwy) 119.05 (West of active rwy) 128.175 INDY TOWER 120.9 GND CON 121.8 121.9 CLNC DEL 128.75 PRE TAXI CLNC 128.75 ®DEP CON 124.95 (East) 119.05 (West) CPDLC (LOGON KUSA) PDC
  • ·VOR TEST FACILITY (VOT) 109.6
  • ·BRICKYARD (VH) (H) VORTACW 116.3 VHP Chan 110 N39º48.88´ W86º22.05´ 149º 6.7 NM to fld. 872/1E.
  • ·TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 312º–346º byd 25 NM blo 4,000´ DME unusable: 312º–346º byd 25 NM blo 4,000´ VOR unusable: 054º–064º byd 40 NM blo 2,900´ 054º–064º byd 57 NM ILS/DME 111.75 I–IND Chan 54(Y) Rwy 05L.
  • ·LOC unusable byd 20º rgt of course.
  • ·ILS/DME 111.15 I–OQV Chan 48(Y) Rwy 05R.
  • ·ILS/DME 111.15 I–FVJ Chan 48(Y) Rwy 23L.
  • ·ILS/DME 111.75 I–UZK Chan 54(Y) Rwy 23R.

+ 1 more sentence · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

Chart Supplement

FAA Chart Supplement entry for KIND — runway, frequencies, FBO, fuel, hours, NOTAMs, special procedures.

NTSB events at KIND

139 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport — showing the 51 most recent.

Total events

43

since 1982

Fatal

2

4.7% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

0

no recent events

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 259,861 ops in 2000

2024 total

191,682

10-yr total

1,732,259

2024 mix

AC/AT 92% · GA 8% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

The honest comparison — events normalized by exposure. A field doing 4× the operations will see more events at the same per-op rate. Per million ops is what matters.

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=138

  • Other 107
  • Ground collision 14
  • Gear-up landing 5
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 4
  • Stall / spin 3
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2
  • Fire / smoke 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2014-06-27 Cessna T207 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day
2009-07-11 EMBRAER-EMPRESA BRASILEIRA DE ERJ 170-20 · Weather · IMC · day
2006-07-11 Piper PA-31-350 · Other · night
2006-02-18 Cessna 421C · Gear-up · VMC · day
2003-01-16 Boeing 737-83N · Weather · IMC · day
2002-01-24 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-41 · Fire · day
2001-09-23 Boeing 757-222 · Ground collision · night
2001-09-19 Beech 200 · Weather · IMC · day
1999-12-17 Douglas DC-8-62 · Ground collision · VMC · day
1997-07-09 Boeing B-727-200 · Stall / spin · IMC · day
1997-05-21 Aerospatiale AS-365-N2 · Ground collision · VMC · day
1996-05-23 Beech 1900D · Stall / spin · day
1991-01-25 Boeing 727-200 · Ground collision · day
1990-11-22 Cessna 210G · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · night
1990-02-01 Boeing 727 · Other · VMC · night
1989-04-12 Beech A60 · Ground collision · night
1988-08-19 Bell 206L · Other · day
1988-07-06 Beech C99 · Other · VMC · day
1987-09-06 Piper PA-28-235 · Fire · VMC · day
1986-07-09 Beech BE-58 · Gear-up · dawn
1986-01-03 Israel Aircraft Industries 1124A · Other · night
1985-01-24 Beech BE-58 · Gear-up · night
1984-02-15 Swearingen SA-26AT · Gear-up · day
1983-10-21 Piper PA-30 · Other · IMC · night
1983-04-06 GATES LEARJET 35A · Ground collision · night
1983-03-28 Mooney M20-K · Other · IMC · day
1983-02-13 Piper PA-44-180T · Other · night
1982-10-17 Swearingen SA227-AC · Ground collision · day
1982-09-17 Beech G18S · Ground collision · night
1981-07-07 N AMERICAN AT-6G · Other
1981-05-02 Pitts S-1C · Ground collision
1981-02-20 Cessna 182 · Other
1981-02-13 Swearingen SA226 · Other
1980-10-24 Beech F33A · Other
1980-07-25 Grumman AA-5A · Other
1980-06-10 Douglas DC-6 · Other
1980-05-10 Cessna 320E · Other
1980-04-21 HUGO CRAFT 01 · Ground collision
1980-03-13 Cessna 310H · Other
1980-02-26 Cessna 172XP · Other
1979-09-28 Piper PA-32R · Other
1979-08-30 Cessna 177 · Other
1979-08-05 Beech C-90 · Other
1979-08-05 Piper PA-28 · Other
1979-06-05 Boeing A75N1 · CFIT
1979-05-28 Bell 206-11 · Other
1979-05-28 Bellanca 7ECA · Other
1979-03-14 Cessna 402 · Other
1979-02-27 Beech E18S · Weather
1979-01-02 Beech B-60 · Other
1978-12-12 Cessna 172 · Ground collision

+ 88 more on file

NASA ASRS near-miss reports at KIND

2 de-identified reports reference this airfield in the public ASRS Database Report Sets. Voluntary, first-person pilot/controller accounts of safety-relevant events that didn't reach the NTSB. Reports represent the reporter's perspective and cannot infer prevalence.

DPEs near KIND

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

Designee City ST Distance
Steven Edward Stombaugh Plainfield IN 4 nm
Cory Alexander Irwin Greenwood IN 11 nm
James Carroll Buehler Carmel IN 16 nm
David John Mino Fishers IN 21 nm
John Denny Green Muncie IN 50 nm
Brian Glenn Dillman Terre Haute IN 52 nm
Ethan James Malavolti Terre Haute IN 52 nm
John Phillip Mellor Terre Haute IN 52 nm
James Paulsen West Lafayette IN 52 nm
Larry Wayne Gross West Lafayette IN 52 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs near KIND

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

Instructor City ST Distance
Daniel John Lennox Plainfield IN 4 nm
Darrell Dwayne Arnett Plainfield IN 4 nm
Alexander Philip Harbaugh Plainfield IN 4 nm
Ronald Edward Moore Jr Plainfield IN 4 nm
Ryan Scott Schafhauser Plainfield IN 4 nm
Peter Horry Moore Jr Plainfield IN 4 nm
Jordan Thomas Doty Plainfield IN 4 nm
Michael Cooper Jones Plainfield IN 4 nm
David Mitchell Parks Plainfield IN 4 nm
Chase Allen Buchler Plainfield IN 4 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics near KIND

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Duane Patrick Otte Plainfield IN 4 nm
Samuel Edward Kaner Plainfield IN 4 nm
Louis Manuel Torres Plainfield IN 4 nm
Brian Thomas Sellmeyer Plainfield IN 4 nm
Daniel Bruce Burger Plainfield IN 4 nm
David Arthur Clark Plainfield IN 4 nm
William George Crowell Plainfield IN 4 nm
Kent Patrick Day Plainfield IN 4 nm
Michael James Deroo Plainfield IN 4 nm
Larry Sargent Feasel Plainfield IN 4 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations near KIND

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

Shop Distance
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
2 nm
Eagle Avionics, LLC
Columbus, IN
33 nm
MJ Aircraft
Anderson, IN
39 nm
Turbines, Inc
Terre Haute, IN
49 nm
Lafayette Avionics, Inc.
West Lafayette, IN
51 nm
MCX Aero, LLC
Monticello, IN
63 nm
Epic Flight Academy Aircraft Mechanic School
Erlanger, KY
86 nm
Premier Avionics, LLC
Fort Wayne, IN
91 nm
Cincinnati Avionics
Batavia, OH
104 nm
Spectra Jet
Springfield, OH
113 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.