99 public-use fields

Indiana Airport Density Altitude

Indiana has 99 public-use airports, and none of them typically exceed 5,000 ft of density altitude even on a summer afternoon — heat still trims performance, but the climate keeps typical density altitudes low.

Every field, worst typical afternoon first

Field elevation from FAA NASR · worst typical afternoon of each field's hottest month from NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station · standard pressure, dry air
Airport	City	Field elev	Worst typical afternoon DA	Month
KRID — Richmond Municipal	Richmond	1,140 ft	3,058 ft	July
7I2 — Reese	Muncie	991 ft	2,937 ft	July
I22 — Randolph County	Winchester	1,123 ft	2,914 ft	July
KUWL — New Castle Henry County Marlatt Field	New Castle	1,090 ft	2,892 ft	July
KMIE — Delaware County Regional	Muncie	937 ft	2,872 ft	July
KIMS — Madison Regional	Madison	819 ft	2,863 ft	July
C62 — Kendallville Municipal	Kendallville	1,004 ft	2,843 ft	July
KHLB — Batesville	Batesville	975 ft	2,838 ft	July
5I4 — Sheridan	Sheridan	936 ft	2,803 ft	July
I83 — Salem Municipal	Salem	840 ft	2,802 ft	July
2R2 — Hendricks County-Gordon Graham Field	Indianapolis	898 ft	2,787 ft	July
I42 — Paoli Municipal	Paoli	816 ft	2,773 ft	July
I34 — Greensburg Municipal	Greensburg	909 ft	2,758 ft	July
I61 — Hagerstown	Hagerstown	1,000 ft	2,739 ft	July
KGFD — Pope Field	Greenfield	895 ft	2,728 ft	July
KPLD — Portland Municipal	Portland	925 ft	2,728 ft	July
KAID — Anderson Regional	Anderson	919 ft	2,727 ft	July
6I4 — Boone County	Lebanon	959 ft	2,726 ft	July
KFRH — French Lick Municipal	French Lick	792 ft	2,726 ft	July
4C2 — Walker/Rowe Waterloo	Waterloo	900 ft	2,716 ft	July
KGEZ — Shelbyville Municipal	Shelbyville	803 ft	2,714 ft	July
KBMG — Monroe County	Bloomington	846 ft	2,711 ft	July
I99 — Alexandria	Alexandria	900 ft	2,703 ft	July
KANQ — Tri-State Steuben County	Angola	995 ft	2,696 ft	July
KEYE — Eagle Creek Airpark	Indianapolis	823 ft	2,696 ft	July
I72 — Westfield	Westfield	932 ft	2,693 ft	July
KMQJ — Indianapolis Regional	Indianapolis	862 ft	2,688 ft	July
KTYQ — Indianapolis Exec	Indianapolis	922 ft	2,681 ft	July
KIND — Indianapolis International	Indianapolis	796 ft	2,663 ft	July
I80 — Noblesville	Noblesville	830 ft	2,655 ft	July
KMZZ — Marion Municipal - Mckinney Field	Marion	859 ft	2,653 ft	July
7L8 — Post-Air	Indianapolis	861 ft	2,650 ft	July
KSMD — Smith Field	Fort Wayne	836 ft	2,644 ft	July
KASW — Warsaw Municipal	Warsaw	850 ft	2,642 ft	July
KIWH — Wabash Municipal	Wabash	796 ft	2,638 ft	July
KFKR — Frankfort Clinton County Regional	Frankfort	861 ft	2,637 ft	July
8I3 — Glenndale	Kokomo	850 ft	2,636 ft	July
KOVO — North Vernon	North Vernon	757 ft	2,634 ft	July
KUMP — Indianapolis Metro	Indianapolis	811 ft	2,632 ft	July
1I8 — Converse	Converse	840 ft	2,630 ft	July
KHHG — Huntington Municipal	Huntington	806 ft	2,626 ft	July
C03 — Nappanee Municipal	Nappanee	860 ft	2,624 ft	July
KVPZ — Porter County Regional	Valparaiso	770 ft	2,619 ft	July
C92 — Mentone	Mentone	860 ft	2,618 ft	July
KFWA — Fort Wayne International	Fort Wayne	815 ft	2,618 ft	July
3I3 — Sky King	Terre Haute	496 ft	2,616 ft	July
KOKK — Kokomo Municipal	Kokomo	832 ft	2,614 ft	July
KHFY — Indy South Greenwood	Indianapolis	822 ft	2,602 ft	July
KGPC — Putnam County Regional	Greencastle	842 ft	2,596 ft	July
I76 — Peru Municipal	Peru	779 ft	2,593 ft	July
C65 — Plymouth Municipal	Plymouth	800 ft	2,581 ft	July
7I4 — Orleans	Orleans	655 ft	2,577 ft	July
KGSH — Goshen Municipal	Goshen	826 ft	2,576 ft	July
KCEV — Mettel Field	Connersville	866 ft	2,575 ft	July
3R8 — Honaker Field	Scottsburg	600 ft	2,565 ft	July
C40 — Miller	Bluffton	845 ft	2,562 ft	July
KBAK — Columbus Municipal	Columbus	656 ft	2,548 ft	July
KGGP — Logansport/Cass County	Logansport	738 ft	2,543 ft	July
3FK — Franklin Flying Field	Franklin	740 ft	2,533 ft	July
78I — Pam'S Place	Eminence	791 ft	2,533 ft	July
KRCR — Fulton County	Rochester	790 ft	2,532 ft	July
50I — Kentland Municipal	Kentland	699 ft	2,526 ft	July
5I2 — Flora Municipal	Flora	710 ft	2,521 ft	July
KGUS — Grissom Arb	Peru	811 ft	2,521 ft	July
KCFJ — Crawfordsville Regional	Crawfordsville	800 ft	2,520 ft	July
KSBN — South Bend International	South Bend	798 ft	2,511 ft	July
KEKM — Elkhart Municipal	Elkhart	778 ft	2,505 ft	July
0I2 — Brazil Clay County/Charles B Hall Field	Brazil	645 ft	2,503 ft	July
KTEL — Perry County Municipal	Tell City	660 ft	2,503 ft	July
KJVY — Clark Regional	Jeffersonville	478 ft	2,502 ft	July
KBFR — Virgil I Grissom Municipal	Bedford	727 ft	2,499 ft	August
KGWB — Auburn/Dekalb Exec	Auburn	880 ft	2,493 ft	July
KPPO — La Porte Municipal	La Porte	812 ft	2,491 ft	July
5I6 — Galveston	Galveston	786 ft	2,490 ft	July
8I1 — Robinson	Vevay	484 ft	2,485 ft	July
3C1 — Mishawaka Pilots Club	Elkhart	755 ft	2,477 ft	July
1I9 — Delphi Municipal	Delphi	671 ft	2,473 ft	July
KRZL — Jasper County	Rensselaer	698 ft	2,463 ft	July
KHUF — Terre Haute Regional	Terre Haute	589 ft	2,454 ft	July
1I3 — Shawnee Field	Bloomfield	501 ft	2,451 ft	July
KRWN — Arens Field	Winamac	708 ft	2,451 ft	July
64I — Lee Bottom	Hanover	473 ft	2,441 ft	July
KSIV — Sullivan County	Sullivan	539 ft	2,429 ft	July
KHNB — Huntingburg	Huntingburg	529 ft	2,423 ft	July
KEVV — Evansville Regional	Evansville	422 ft	2,416 ft	July
C97 — Lowell	Lowell	672 ft	2,407 ft	July
KDCY — Daviess County	Washington	472 ft	2,403 ft	July
3EV — Skylane	Evansville	380 ft	2,389 ft	July
05C — Griffith-Merrillville	Griffith	634 ft	2,385 ft	July
KMCX — White County	Monticello	679 ft	2,384 ft	July
I91 — Boonville	Boonville	395 ft	2,383 ft	July
C98 — Lake Village	Lake Village	644 ft	2,373 ft	July
KSER — Freeman Municipal	Seymour	583 ft	2,372 ft	July
I20 — Ed-Air	Oaktown	426 ft	2,359 ft	July
KOXI — Starke County	Knox	685 ft	2,354 ft	July
KLAF — Purdue University	Lafayette	606 ft	2,345 ft	July
KMGC — Michigan City Municipal-Phillips Field	Michigan City	655 ft	2,299 ft	July
3HO — Hobart Sky Ranch	Hobart	630 ft	2,238 ft	July
KGYY — Gary/Chicago International	Gary/Chicago	597 ft	2,197 ft	July

▲ above 5,000 ft · ⚠ above 8,000 ft on a typical afternoon of the airport's hottest month. Open any field for its monthly table and a pre-filled calculator.

Frequently asked questions

Which Indiana airport has the highest density altitude in summer?

Richmond Municipal (KRID) tops the list: from 1,140 ft of field elevation, a typical summer afternoon reaches about 3,058 ft of density altitude. Each airport's page carries its full monthly table.

What is the highest airport in Indiana?

Richmond Municipal (KRID) at 1,140 ft MSL, per the FAA airport record. Elevation is the biggest single term in density altitude — the summer heat gets added on top of it.