Aviation View | Volume 2, Issue 2

56 AVIATION VIEW VOLUME 2, ISSUE 2 xecutive Airport J ust north of Indianapolis, Indiana, a couple of hours southeast of Chicago or southwest of Detroit, depending on which way you are coming, lies the charming, rural, lake-filled Hamilton County – a popular tourist destination with beaches and trails, fishing, and restaurants. Next door you’ll find Boone County, with an equally attractive mix of restaurants, festivals, shops, and even a Polo Club. Where those two counties meet is the Indianapolis Executive Airport (TYQ) – a busy general aviation facility averaging over 41,000 operations a year. The airport has one 5500-foot runway and houses 89 aircraft: 63 single-engine, 7 multi-engine, 16 jet, and 3 helicopters. “We attribute our success over the last couple of decades to our location,” explains Airport Director Sam Sachs. “We are sandwiched between two different counties that are both highly affluent and both growing very rapidly, so it’s kind of in an interesting spot. These two counties boast the two highest median household incomes in the state of Indiana and that normally makes for good business jet travel. We also have a lot of wealthy individuals that live E X C I T I N G T I M E S A H E A D !