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Indiana Airport Completes Runway Extension Project
By: Curt Epstein
Caption: The three-year-long $15 million project increased KTYQ's runway to 7,000 feet
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Indianapolis Executive Airport (KTYQ) is celebrating the end of a construction project that increased the length of its lone Runway 18/36 from 5,500 feet to 7,001 feet, along with that of its parallel taxiway. A recent ribbon-cutting event for the lengthened runway was attended by airport personnel, state transportation representatives, and local elected officials.
The $15.2 million project, which began in 2020, was funded mainly through FAA Airport Improvement Program grants, with state and local government contributing the remaining 10 percent, according to KTYQ manager Sam Sachs.
The additional 1,500 feet makes the runway the longest at a general aviation airport in Central Indiana and, according to the local authorities, will add a considerable level of safety for the more than 40,000 operations at the airport each year.
Sean White, executive v-p of Jet Access—the sole FBO provider on the field—noted that its customers represent a wide range of companies. “This runway extension allows those businesses and industries a safer, more consistent and reliable access point in the many varying weather conditions we experience here in Indiana,” said White. “The expanded infrastructure will continue to make Indy Exec Airport a vital tool in the growth and economic development of the many communities it serves.”