Indianapolis International Airport Map (Most Up-To-Date)

Indianapolis International Airport is a single main terminal organized around the Civic Plaza “spine,” with two long concourses (A and B) branching out like a wide Y. The building feels compact until you hit the scale: gates can be over half a mile apart tip-to-tip, and the garage/Ground Transportation Center sits across the roadway from the terminal. Within Indy’s main air hub, the real orientation is landside Civic Plaza → split to Checkpoint A/B → long pier walks → connector at the base for A↔B.

Map Table

Terminal	Key Airlines	Primary Function	Transfer Mode
Col. H. Weir Cook Terminal (Civic Plaza)	Mixed carriers	Ticketing hall, Civic Plaza dining, security access	Walk-only, central spine
Concourse A	Delta, American, United (typical)	Gates A, post-security amenities	Concourse connector, walk
Concourse B	Southwest (major), others	Gates B, checkpoint B access	Concourse connector, walk
Terminal Garage + Ground Transportation Center (GTC)	Rental brands cluster	Rental car counters, shuttle interface, garage bridge access	Level 1 crosswalk, Level 3 pedestrian bridge

Indianapolis International Airport Map Strategy

• Treat Checkpoint A vs Checkpoint B as a live decision, not a default; if TSA PreCheck pulls you to Checkpoint A, pre-plan the post-security walk to the concourse connector so you don’t second-guess midstream.
• If a security queue pushes into Civic Plaza near the food court, bypass the crowd edge by walking laterally across the hall to the other checkpoint entrance rather than joining the first visible tail.
• Build shuttle variance into departure timing; Economy is a loop system where stop position changes ride time, and the Ground Transportation Center elevator/escalator + pedestrian bridge adds an “up-over-in” delay before ticketing/security.
• Avoid the rental-car wayfinding trap by committing to the direct Level 1 approach to the Ground Transportation Center when arriving with checked bags; don’t get pulled into the “up to the bridge, then back down” vertical detour.

2026 Indianapolis International Airport Map + Printable PDF

Peak banks still expose the airport’s hidden latency: one checkpoint can run hot (or redirect) while the other looks “normal,” and economy/off-site shuttle timing quietly becomes the schedule killer. The 2026 map use-case is choosing the right security side fast, then committing to the Concourse A–to–Concourse B connector if TSA PreCheck routing forces it. For ground-side moves, plan the Ground Transportation Center level changes before you enter the building.

2026 Indianapolis International Airport Map Guide

What is the exact walking distance (feet/meters) from the Concourse A security exit to the nearest Concourse B gate via the concourse connector (shortest post-security route)?

Exact feet/meters from the Concourse A security exit to the nearest Concourse B gate is not provided in the audit source, but the map-verified shortest concept is a base-of-the-Y traverse: Checkpoint A exit → Concourse A “throat” → concourse connector → first B gates (B1–B3 area). The report does quantify concourse scale (1,250 feet per concourse length; 2,745 feet tip-to-tip A25↔B25), so this shortest A-exit-to-near-B path is materially shorter than 2,745 feet and sits in the “connector-proximate” zone near the Civic Plaza side.

Segment (post-security)	Anchor nodes	Distance evidence
A security exit → connector entrance	Concourse A throat near Civic Plaza	Not numerically specified
Connector → nearest B gates	First gates on Concourse B (B1–B3 area)	Not numerically specified
Context ceiling	A25 ↔ B25 tip-to-tip	2,745 ft / 0.52 mi (≈ 837 m)

Where does the Concourse B checkpoint queue physically overflow to (named landmark nodes like food court entrances), and what is the shortest bypass walking path from that overflow edge to the Concourse A checkpoint entrance?

Queue overflow from the Concourse B checkpoint typically spills into the Civic Plaza food court frontage, extending out into the main Civic Plaza circulation area. The overflow edge shows up around the central dining cluster (the food court zone) where cross-terminal foot traffic mixes with the security tail, making the “end of the line” hard to spot.

Route piece	Landmark nodes to aim for	What to do
Overflow edge identification	Civic Plaza food court frontage near the main dining cluster	Stop at the first visible stanchions spilling into the plaza, then pivot away from the crowd edge (don’t follow the line’s curve).
Bypass traverse	Civic Plaza central open floor, toward the opposite checkpoint side	Walk straight across the widest part of the plaza, using the open corridor line that avoids the food court entrances and clustered seating.
Final approach to Checkpoint A	Checkpoint A entry zone on the opposite side of Civic Plaza	Re-enter the checkpoint area from the side, aiming for the Checkpoint A entrance face rather than joining any tail that wraps back into the plaza.

What is the exact door/portal location (terminal-side) where Economy Parking shuttle riders are dropped off, and what is the walking distance from that drop to the nearest security entrance?

Economy Parking shuttles drop passengers at the Ground Transportation Center Zone 4 area on Level 1 of the Terminal Garage, not at the terminal curb. The nearest security entrances are Checkpoint A or Checkpoint B off the Civic Plaza, reached by going up to Level 3, crossing the pedestrian bridge, and entering the ticketing hall.

Route segment	Portal / node (with adjacent anchor)	Measured distance (from audit)
Shuttle drop point	Ground Transportation Center, Zone 4 (Level 1 of Terminal Garage)	—
Vertical move	Ground Transportation Center elevators/escalators up to Level 3 (bridge level)	—
Garage-to-terminal crossing	Pedestrian Bridge (Level 3), into the main ticketing hall/Civic Plaza entry	~500–800 ft (≈152–244 m)
Terminal-side to security	Civic Plaza floor to Checkpoint A or Checkpoint B entrances	~100–200 ft (≈30–61 m)
Total walking (excluding vertical wait)	Ground Transportation Center Zone 4 → Checkpoint A/B	~600–1,000 ft (≈183–305 m)

In the Economy lot, which shelter/stop numbers are served earliest vs latest on the return-to-parking shuttle loop, and where are those shelters located relative to the lot exits (so riders can predict ride time)?

The Economy Parking shuttle loop serves Shelter 10 first and Shelter 22 last before returning to the Ground Transportation Center. Shelter 10 is the earliest (first stop after the bus enters the lot from the terminal side), while Shelter 22 is the latest (final pickup before the bus exits the lot back toward the terminal).

Shelter / stop	Served order on loop	Relative position cue
Shelter 10	Earliest (first)	Near the lot’s ingress from the terminal/Ground Transportation Center side
Shelters 11–21	Middle sequence	Progressive interior loop between ingress and egress
Shelter 22	Latest (last)	Near the lot’s egress back toward the terminal/Ground Transportation Center side

From the gate area (post-security), what is the fastest mapped route to the primary baggage claim carousel cluster, including level changes (escalators/elevators) and their exact positions?

The fastest route runs from the concourse gate corridor back to the Civic Plaza, then down to Level 1 using the central escalator/elevator bank before walking straight into the main baggage claim carousel cluster. Exiting through the one-way glass doors into Civic Plaza is a dealbreaker: once you’re landside, going back to the gate requires re-clearing security.

Step	Fastest mapped path (with anchor nodes)	Level change
1	Gate area (Concourse A or Concourse B) → walk down the concourse toward the Civic Plaza “root”	—
2	Follow signs to the secure-area exit lanes → pass through the one-way glass exit into Civic Plaza	Secure → landside
3	From the Civic Plaza exit area, use the central down escalators (or adjacent elevators) located in the middle of Civic Plaza	Down to Level 1
4	At Level 1, walk straight ahead into the baggage claim hall to reach the primary carousel cluster (Carousels 1–6 area)	—

Which baggage claim belt(s) are located on the “last one on the right” side, and what are the closest curbside exit doors to that belt (shortest bag-to-car path)?

The audit does not specify which numbered baggage belt is the “last one on the right,” nor does it list the curbside exit door numbers closest to that belt. IND’s baggage claim is described as four claim areas containing Carousels 1–6, with the most directional anchor being the international-claim position at the south end of the baggage claim hall.

That means “last on the right” depends on where you enter and what you treat as “forward” (for most passengers: entering Level 1 baggage claim from the Civic Plaza down escalators). Using the audit’s anchors, the rightmost end you’re trying to target is the south-end side near the international arrivals exit area; the shortest bag-to-car move is then the nearest arrivals curb doors directly outside that south-end carousel bay.

From the top-of-escalators decision point (big down escalators vs smaller down escalator), what is the exact mapped path to the pedestrian bridge to the garage/rental cars, and where is that smaller escalator located?

The pedestrian bridge to the Terminal Garage is on Level 3, so the correct move from the “top-of-escalators” area is to stay on the departures/ticketing level and follow the Garage / Pedestrian Bridge signs toward the bridge entry rather than committing to a full descent toward baggage claim. The audit does not provide an exact map trace for the “small down escalator” location, but it does identify the bridge as the single covered conduit on Level 3 connecting into the main ticketing hall/Civic Plaza zone.

Decision point	Path to the pedestrian bridge (anchor-based)	Smaller escalator location (from audit)
Top of escalators in Civic Plaza	Remain on Level 3 (ticketing/Civic Plaza level) → follow Garage / Pedestrian Bridge wayfinding → enter the climate-controlled pedestrian bridge → cross to Level 3 of the Terminal Garage	Not specified with a precise node/position

What is the walking distance from the pedestrian bridge/garage entry point to the Avis rental counter area (and the closest alternate brand counters), measured along the actual interior route?

Walking distance from the pedestrian bridge/garage entry point to the Avis rental counter area is not quantified in the audit. The report does place all rental counters in the Ground Transportation Center on Level 1 of the Terminal Garage, while the pedestrian bridge lands on Level 3, which makes the key time variable the vertical descent (elevator/escalator wait + down travel) before you even start the interior counter walk.

A map-faithful, low-error interior route is: pedestrian bridge arrival (Garage Level 3) → descend to Ground Transportation Center Level 1 → enter the Ground Transportation Center reception/counter hall → proceed to the Avis counter within the central brand cluster (alongside nearby counters such as Budget and other major brands in the same bank).

If one checkpoint is closed and passengers must use the other, what is the shortest post-security route from the “wrong” checkpoint exit to the first 3 gates on the opposite concourse (A→B and B→A separately)?

The shortest reroute is always the concourse connector at the base of the Y; there is no train or re-screening path that beats it once you’re already post-security. The audit confirms the connector is the vital post-security link and that the longest extreme (A25↔B25) is 2,745 feet, so this “wrong checkpoint to first gates opposite side” move is the same geometry but shorter, staying near the connector-proximate gate numbers.

Reroute case	Shortest post-security path (anchor-based)	Gate target zone
A → B (cleared at Checkpoint A, need B gates)	Checkpoint A exit → walk down Concourse A toward the concourse connector → cross connector into Concourse B → continue to the first B gates	B1–B3 area
B → A (cleared at Checkpoint B, need A gates)	Checkpoint B exit → walk down Concourse B toward the concourse connector → cross connector into Concourse A → continue to the first A gates	A1–A3 area

Where is the TSA PreCheck lane entrance located relative to the main ticketing hall landmarks (airline rows / signage nodes), and what is the walking distance from PreCheck to the concourse connector?

TSA PreCheck is exclusively accessed at Checkpoint A, so the PreCheck entrance is at the Checkpoint A entry zone off the Civic Plaza in the main ticketing hall. The audit does not give a measured walking distance from the PreCheck entry to the concourse connector, but it does frame the connector as the base-of-the-Y link reached by proceeding airside from the checkpoint exit toward the concourse throat near Civic Plaza.

Because PreCheck is constrained to Checkpoint A, the practical navigation rule is: enter Civic Plaza, orient to the Checkpoint A side even if your gate is in Concourse B, then plan to use the post-security connector to reach B gates.

From the Economy Parking shuttle drop to the airline check-in row midpoint (typical bag-drop start point), what is the exact walking distance and which crosswalk/door does the route use?

Walking distance from the Economy Parking shuttle drop to the airline check-in row midpoint is not numerically specified in the audit, but the route structure is: Ground Transportation Center Zone 4 (Level 1 of Terminal Garage) → go up to Level 3 → cross the Level 3 pedestrian bridge → enter the main ticketing hall/Civic Plaza and walk to the airline check-in rows.

The audit does quantify the main horizontal pieces you can map against: the pedestrian bridge segment is ~500–800 feet, and Civic Plaza to checkpoint areas is ~100–200 feet (check-in rows sit in the same Level 3 ticketing hall zone). The route uses the Ground Transportation Center internal vertical core to reach Level 3 and the pedestrian bridge entry/exit portals on Level 3 (not a roadway crosswalk).

When the security line backs up toward public areas, where are the nearest alternative “queue staging” spaces (wide corridors/landings) and what is the shortest mapped path from those nodes to the checkpoint entry?

Queue staging is most workable in the Civic Plaza’s widest open-floor corridors adjacent to the food court frontage where overflow typically occurs, because those areas have the lateral space to pause without blocking the checkpoint tail or cross-terminal foot traffic. The audit does not enumerate specific “wide corridor/landing” nodes by name beyond the Civic Plaza/food court spillover area, but it does identify that spill as the primary public-area backup zone.

Staging node (nearest usable space)	Adjacent landmark anchor	Shortest path to checkpoint entry
Civic Plaza wide open-floor edge	Food court frontage / main dining cluster	Walk laterally along the open edge (not inside the line) to the checkpoint entrance face and merge at the official tail when visible
Civic Plaza cross-plaza corridor	Central Civic Plaza circulation lane	Traverse straight across the plaza to the opposite checkpoint side to avoid joining a “ghost queue” at the food court edge

Archive Indianapolis International Airport Map

Below are all historical map versions for Indianapolis International Airport. Each year includes the official map available for that period, presented as both WebP and PDF.

2022-2025 Indianapolis International Airport Map (Official 2022 Edition)

2019 Indianapolis International Airport Map