Indianapolis Airport

The best thing about IND is the availability of low fares. IND is nobody's hub but there are nonstops to lots of destinations. Service from ATA Southwest Frontier and now Independence Air keep the fares really low unless you're flying to someone's fortress hub like Minneapolis. And thanks to Northwest IND now has nonstops to Boston Raleigh/Durham Hartford and a bunch of others. The airport itself isn't too bad. There's a decent food court and a few shops - plenty for the departing passenger to pass the time but much less than hub-airports offer. The two areas in greatest need of improvement are the restrooms which tend to be well-worn and sometimes dirty; and the security lines which can really back up at peak travelling times. IND is building a new midfield terminal which won't be ready for a few years yet; but when it's open it should make IND one of the nicest airports in the US.

Indianapolis airport is not particularly exciting but is extremely functional small and easy to navigate around. The checks are conducted in an efficient timely manner and there is generally no problem whatsoever. The problem I have faced is in the departure lounge there seems to be a lack of seating as is the case in many American airports especially during busy hours.

A very nondescript airport fairly quiet limited eating and shopping facilities. Some areas are a little dingy.