Illustrating the airport’s business aviation strength, Sachs points to the north side of the city of Indianapolis where there has been a spike in residential and industrial growth spawning many new developments. “Along the Interstate 65 which is called the LEAP district, similar to a tech alley, you see a lot of chip makers and manufacturers. Eli Lilly is building a large facility there.” “Then to the east of the airport we have a lot of growth and development in Hamilton County which is considered one of the fastest-growing counties in the country,” Sachs adds. As Sachs illustrates, the airport serves as a gateway where flights coming in mesh with the business expansion seen throughout the county. “We are definitely a product of our location here. We are just in such a perfect little spot to capture all of that and it all converges here at the airport,” Sachs expands. EXTENDING THE RUNWAY TO PAVE THE WAY INTERNATIONALLY With so much potential in the region to expand within different key sectors, and the airport serving as the spoke in the transit wheel to make it happen, Sachs admits that Indianapolis Executive Airport has worked hard over the last little while to ensure its services make the grade. “We have been playing catch up and trying to grow to meet the demand. We extended our runway in 2023 from 5500 feet to 7000 feet. This has been great for us. “The runway extension has allowed us a lot more fuel sales for us internally as we see larger aircraft; Gulfstream and Global Express size general aviation aircraft,” Sachs explains. Now that the airport can boast a 7,000-foot runway, flights can now fly further afield.The airport has seen a distinct increase in the number of flights taking off for international destinations including Europe. 30 AVIATION VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 05, ISSUE 02
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