Indianapolis Airport Authority (IAA) is a

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established by the

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in 1962. It is responsible for owning, developing and operating several public

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s and one public

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located in and around

Indianapolis Indianapolis (), colloquially known as Indy, is the state capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the consolidated population of Indianapolis and Marion ...

, a city in Marion County and the capital of

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. The IAA consists of eight directors, who are appointed by the Mayor of Indianapolis and certain other officials in Marion,

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, and Hendricks counties. Since 1981, the IAA has overseen the Greater Indianapolis Foreign Trade Zone, Inc. (FTZ 72) (

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INzone), a federal Foreign-Trade Zone encompassing 41 Central Indiana counties.

Facilities

The Indianapolis Airport Authority owns, develops and operates the following facilities: *

Indianapolis International Airport Indianapolis International Airport is an international airport located seven miles (11 km) southwest of downtown Indianapolis in Marion County, Indiana, United States. It is owned and operated by the Indianapolis Airport Authority. The ...

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Eagle Creek Airpark Eagle Creek Airpark 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 ...

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* Indianapolis Metropolitan Airport
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Indianapolis Regional Airport Indianapolis Regional Airport is a public use airport in Hancock County, Indiana, United States. Owned by Indianapolis Airport Authority, it is 12 nautical miles (22 km) east of the central business district of Indianapolis, Indiana, I ...

(formerly named Mount Comfort Airport)
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* Hendricks County Airport-Gordon Graham Field
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* Indianapolis Downtown Heliport
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References

External links

Indianapolis International Airport
(official site) {{Authority control Transportation in Indianapolis Government of Indianapolis