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The New, State-Of-The-Art Airport Terminal Of Indianapolis City Airport, Indiana

The Indianapolis International Airport is a state-of-the-art airport located 11 miles away from the city center of Indianapolis, Indiana. Covering more 7000 acres, Indianapolis International Airport is also the largest in the state of Indiana and serves as a hub for FedEx.

Built in 1931 in Marion County, Indiana, the airport was originally called the Weir-Cook International Airport. In 1975, it was changed to its current name: Indianapolis International Airport.

From early 1980s through 90s, USAir had a hub in the airport. USAir serviced flights to the east and west coast and to Florida. It also provided turbo-prop flights to several Midwestern cities. It was the dominant carrier during that period, accounting for 49% of the seats bought. However, USAir closed its services towards the end of the 1990s.

Recently, the Indianapolis International Airport in Indiana opened a state-of-the-art and very spacious mid-way passenger terminal between the runways of the airport and the crosswind runway. Two new control buildings were also constructed: the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) Traffic Control Tower building and the Terminal Radar Approach Control building or TRACON. TRACON is the 3rd tallest of its kind in the state of Indiana and in the country.

The new midfield passenger terminal was named Col. H. Weir-Cook Terminal offers 2 international gates and 44 domestic gates. The international gates can also serve as domestic gates. All international passengers arriving to Indiana will have to proceed directly to US Customs station located at the arrival level. International passengers can use a stairway, elevator, or escalator build with amped security level and exclusive for their use. Once cleared, the passengers can claim their baggage at the southern end of the terminal.

Col. Harvey Weir-Cook was a native of Wilkinson, Indiana who served as US Army Air Forces pilot during WWI and WWII. He shot down 7 German planes while serving as a pilot. He died during the Second World War while flying over New Caledonia.

Built with an estimated 1.1 billion, the new terminal covers 1.2 million square-foot. The funding was pooled from passenger facility charges, federal grants, aircraft landing fees, and airline facility rents.

The new terminal now boasts of moving walkways or escalators, extra parking, and more gates. Seven screening lanes were also added, tightening security at the airport. Of the seven, three are self-select lanes. There's one for experts, for casual, and for family. Passengers can select based on what they think suits their experience with security screening as well as traveling experience.

Checkpoint security now uses nano-wave technology to scan baggage and passengers. This allows them to detect both metal and non-metallic threats, explosives, and weapons. X-rays with multi-view system allows security to check content of carry-on bags from all angles.

Rental shops and restaurants were also built. Eight rental car operations shuttle bus, limousine, bus services, and hotel-courtesy services are located on the first floor.

Meanwhile, the parking garage is made of 6 levels, and each level is a spacious eleven acres. The parking garage has a well-lighted center atrium built with moving sidewalks to facilitate speedier exit and entry of pedestrians from and to the building.

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