KIND · Indianapolis International Airport

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA · LARGE AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

797

Elevation ft

Runways

11,200

Longest ft · 05L/23R

39.72N

86.29W

Indianapolis International Airport serves Indianapolis, Indiana at 797 ft elevation with its longest runway, 05L/23R, at 11,200 by 150 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
05L/23R	11,200 × 150 ft	concrete	lit
05R/23L	10,000 × 150 ft	concrete	lit
14/32	7,278 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 797 ft is about 13°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 13°C)	797 ft	2,593 ft	2,194 ft	3,291 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,997 ft	2,827 ft	2,321 ft	3,481 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,197 ft	3,062 ft	2,447 ft	3,671 ft
35°C afternoon	3,388 ft	3,099 ft	2,467 ft	3,701 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (05L/23R, 11,200 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,701 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KIND is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KHFY Indy South Greenwood Airport	11 nm SE	5,102 ft
KTYQ Indianapolis Executive Airport	19 nm N	7,001 ft
KMQJ Indianapolis Regional Airport	20 nm NE	6,005 ft
KGEZ Shelbyville Municipal Airport	24 nm E	5,000 ft
KGPC Putnam County Airport	25 nm W	5,002 ft
KCFJ Crawfordsville Regional Airport	33 nm NW	5,506 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KIND

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KIND, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KIND or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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