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8A4 Indianapolis Downtown Heliport
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 07 AUGUST 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: 8A4
Lat/Long: 39-45-57.1550N 086-08-55.9500W
39-45.952583N 086-08.932500W
39.7658764,-86.1488750
(estimated)
Elevation: 732 ft. / 223.1 m (surveyed)
Variation: 03W (2000)
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 46204

Heliport Operations

Heliport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 12/1978
Control tower: no
ARTCC: INDIANAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: TERRE HAUTE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: HUF (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0800-1630, ALL SAT-SUN ON REQ
INFO - 317-955-1271; AFT HR - 317-487-5089.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: ACTVT ODALS; PLASI; HIGH INTST PAD LGTS - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green-yellow (heliport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Heliport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.05
WX AWOS-3: 135.525 (317-955-3160)
INDIANAPOLIS APPROACH: 125.275
INDIANAPOLIS DEPARTURE: 125.275
WX ASOS at IND (7 nm SW): PHONE 317-220-6243
WX ASOS at EYE (8 nm NW): 121.575 (317-329-1754)
WX AWOS-3P at HFY (9 nm S): 118.525 (317-882-5862)
WX AWOS-3PT at UMP (11 nm NE): 119.375 (317-842-3911)
WX AWOS-3PT at MQJ (12 nm E): 124.175 (317-335-3037)
WX AWOS-3PT at 2R2 (15 nm W): 118.025 (317-718-4872)
WX AWOS-3PT at TYQ (16 nm N): 120.725 (317-769-3154)
WX ASOS at GEZ (19 nm SE): 121.55 (317-398-0246)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
VHPr105/10.5BRICKYARD VORTAC116.3001E
SHBr297/17.0SHELBYVILLE VOR/DME116.1501E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CRAWFORDSVILLE114/37.638804WCFJ -.-. ..-. .---
NEW CASTLE266/38.938506WUWL ..- .-- .-..

Heliport Services

Fuel available: A1+
A1+:SELF SERVE.
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MINOR
MINOR REPAIRS - 317-487-5089.
Powerplant service: MINOR

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 60 x 60 ft. / 18 x 18 m
Surface: concrete, in good condition
Latitude: 39-45.952583N
Longitude: 086-08.932500W
Elevation: 732.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: basic, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: non-standard VASI system
PULSATING APCH SLOPE INDICATOR; ON E APCH.
Approach lights: ODALS WB INGRESS
Runway end identifier lights: no

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: INDIANAPOLIS ARPT AUTH
7800 COL. H. WEIR. COOK MEMORIAL DR
INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46241
Phone (317) 487-5022
Manager: KEITH BERLEN
7800 COL. H. WEIR. COOK MEMORIAL DR
INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46241
Phone (317) 487-5022

Additional Remarks

FAC & ARPT REGS PER INDIANAPOLIS ARPT AUTH.
COORD INGRESS/EGRESS WITH INDIANAPOLIS APCH - 125.275; ARR & DEP E OR W HDG; RMN S OF HELI; UTILIZE RR & INTERSTATE FOR INGRESS/EGRESS.
NOISE ABATEMENT PROC IN EFCT - AMGR.
FOR CD CTC INDIANAPOLIS APCH AT 317-227-5743.
A52-H1 BLDG AREA NE LGTD.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 07 August 2025 at 0901Z to 04 September 2025 at 0900z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
COPTER RNAV (GPS) 291   download (209KB)
COPTER VOR/DME 287   download (221KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KIND - Indianapolis International Airport (7 nm SW)
KEYE - Eagle Creek Airpark (8 nm NW)
KHFY - Indy South Greenwood Airport (9 nm S)
KUMP - Indianapolis Metro Airport (11 nm NE)
KMQJ - Indianapolis Regional Airport (12 nm E)
2R2 - Hendricks County Airport-Gordon Graham Field (15 nm W)
KTYQ - Indianapolis Executive Airport (16 nm N)
KGEZ - Shelbyville Municipal Airport (19 nm SE)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 24-Aug-2025
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3810:38
Sunrise07:0611:06
Sunset20:2800:28
Evening civil twilight20:5600:56

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  24-Aug-2025 08:02:02
Local (UTC-4)  24-Aug-2025 04:02:02
 
METAR
KIND 
7nm SW 
240754Z 31006KT 10SM FEW050 17/15 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP142 T01720150 $
KEYE 
8nm NW 
240753Z AUTO 31006KT 10SM CLR 18/15 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP142 T01830150
KUMP 
11nm NE 
240755Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 17/17 A2997 RMK AO2 T01680168 $
KMQJ 
13nm E 
240755Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT050 16/16 A2996 RMK AO2 T01630163 $
KTYQ 
17nm N 
240755Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT035 15/14 A2997 RMK AO2 T01530135
KGEZ 
19nm SE 
240753Z AUTO 31004KT 10SM CLR 17/17 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP138 T01720167
TAF
KIND 
7nm SW 
240520Z 2406/2512 31007KT P6SM SCT040 FM241600 30011G21KT P6SM BKN040 FM250000 30007KT P6SM FEW250
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