Indianapolis Regional Airport

Indianapolis Regional Airport^[1][2] (ICAO: KMQJ, FAA LID: MQJ) is a public use airport in Hancock County, Indiana, United States.^[1] Owned by Indianapolis Airport Authority, it is 12 nautical miles (22 km) east of the central business district of Indianapolis.^[1] The airport is also 7 nautical miles (13 km) northwest of Greenfield^[3] and 3 nautical miles (6 km) southwest of McCordsville.^[4] It was known as Mount Comfort Airport until March 2011.^[2][5]

Indianapolis Regional Airport
IATA: none ICAO: KMQJ FAA LID: MQJ
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Indianapolis Airport Authority
Operator	Jet Access Indianapolis
Serves	Indianapolis, Indiana
Location	Greenfield / McCordsville
Elevation AMSL	862 ft / 263 m
Coordinates	39°50′37″N 085°53′49″W
Map
MQJ Location of airport in Indiana Show map of Indiana MQJ MQJ (the United States) Show map of the United States
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 7/25 6,005 1,830 Asphalt 16/34 3,902 1,189 Concrete
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2019) 47,648 Based aircraft (2019) 150
Sources: FAA,[1] IAA.[2]

This facility is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, which categorized it as a general aviation reliever airport^[6] for Indianapolis International Airport. Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Indianapolis Regional Airport is assigned MQJ by the FAA^[1] but has no designation from the IATA^[7] (which assigned MQJ to Moma Airport in Khonuu, Russia).^[8]

Facilities and aircraft

Indianapolis Regional Airport covers an area of 1,805 acres (730 ha) at an elevation of 862 feet (263 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 7/25 with a 6,005 by 100 ft (1,830 by 30 m) asphalt surface and 16/34 with a 3,902 by 75 ft (1,189 by 23 m) concrete surface.^[1]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2019, the airport had 47,648 aircraft operations, an average of 130 per day: 84% general aviation and 16% air taxi. In December 2019, there were 150 aircraft based at this airport: 115 single-engine, 14 multi-engine, 19 jet, 1 helicopter and 1 ultralight.^[1]

See also

• List of airports in Indiana

References

1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for MQJ PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective July 13, 2023.
2. "Indianapolis Regional Airport". Indianapolis Airport Authority. Archived from the original on August 15, 2010. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
3. "Distance and heading from Greenfield to KMQJ". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
4. "Distance and heading from McCordsville to KMQJ". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
5. "Mount Comfort Airport becomes Indianapolis Regional on Friday, March 11, 2011" (PDF) (Press release). Indianapolis Airport Authority. March 9, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 12, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
6. "Appendix A: List of NPIAS Airports with 5-Year Forecast Activity and Development Cost". National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) Reports. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-10-27.
7. "Indianapolis Regional (IATA: none, ICAO: KMQJ, FAA: MQJ)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
8. "IATA Airport Code Search (MQJ – City: Khonuu, Airport: Moma)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved August 8, 2013.

External links

• Indianapolis Regional Airport, official page from Indianapolis Airport Authority
• Indy Jet, the fixed-base operator (FBO)
• Aerial photo from Indiana DOT at the Wayback Machine (archived August 15, 2010)
• Aerial image as of March 1998 from USGS The National Map
• FAA Terminal Procedures for MQJ, effective October 31, 2024
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for MQJ
  • AirNav airport information for KMQJ
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures