If you live on the west side of Indianapolis, you may have noticed more airplane noise lately. Here's why.
That’s because one of the main runways for the Indianapolis International Airport is under reconstruction.
In a Facebook post this week, City County Councilor Jared Evans said he has received calls and emails from constituents regarding the increase in airplanes flying over their homes when they usually don’t. From now to approximately late October 2022, the runway will be closed temporarily for reconstruction, according to the Indianapolis Airport Authority.
“The runway began operations in 1989 and, in the more than three decades of its use, has been appropriately maintained and rehabilitated,” read the IAA statement. “However, now the pavement has reached the end of its useful life and requires reconstruction. As a result, aircraft will be using the airport’s runways and .”
The increased use of these runways may cause some citizens to notice more aircraft in the skies near their home or place of business, IAA said in its statement.