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IND Meaning

IND Airport Meaning

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IND Meaning:

IND stands for Indianapolis International Airport


Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, IND (Indianapolis International Airport) is classified as a medium hub airport by the FAA. You can check out more of IND's characteristics and attributes below, including its airport code, location indicator and location identifier.


Indianapolis International Airport (IND) Characteristics:

      City: Indianapolis
      State: Indiana
      FAA: Indianapolis International Airport
      IATA: IND
      ICAO: KIND
      Role: P-M

The city and state are where the airport is located, although an airport is sometimes outside of the boundaries city in which it's listed.

The "FAA" refers to the airport's location identifier, which is assigned by the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration).

The "IATA" refers to the airport code, which is assigned by the IATA (International Air Transport Association). Airports usually share the same FAA and IATA, though some do not.

The "ICAO" refers to the airport's location indicator, which assigned by the ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization).


IND is a commercial airport, and as such, is designated as a primary (P) airport by the FAA. All primary airports, inlcuding IND, are grouped into four categories (hubs) by the FAA:

      P-N: Nonhub airport (has more than 10,000 annual enplanements, but less than 0.05% of total U.S. annual enplanements)
      P-S: Small hub airport (between 0.05% and 0.25% of U.S. annual enplanements)
      P-M: Medium hub airport (between 0.25 and 1% of U.S. annual enplanements)
      P-L: Large hub airport (at least 1% of U.S. annual enplanements)

IND meaning is Indianapolis International Airport.

Indianapolis International Airport can be abbreviated as IND.

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