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==Other Spotting Locations== | ==Other Spotting Locations== | ||
On top of the parking garage is a great place to spot. You can get both parallel runways from on top of the garage. The price is $2 per half hour or $18 per day. | On top of the parking garage is a great place to spot. You can get both parallel runways from on top of the garage. The price is $2 per half hour or $18 per day. On the north side of the garage, you can view most if not all passenger aircraft. On the south side you can clearly view the FedEx ramp and their aircraft. | ||
There are several business parking lots along W Washington St that offer a great view of traffic landing on 23R or departing 5L. This is a great way to view or photograph Cargolux 747's when they visit IND once or twice a week since 5L/23R is always their preferred runway. | There are several business parking lots along W Washington St that offer a great view of traffic landing on 23R or departing 5L. This is a great way to view or photograph Cargolux 747's when they visit IND once or twice a week since 5L/23R is always their preferred runway. However, you will need a good zoom lense for these shots. | ||
Airside spotting is also decent | Airside spotting is also decent | ||
A good area to view 23L arrivals as well as 5R departures is the old terminal exit road across from the Crowne Plaza hotel. If you go up on the grass hill, you can get some good shots of the FedEx MD-11's, 767's, and A300's (and on busier days, CRJ/ERJ's and 737's). 23L arrivals yield better shots as the aircraft are usually lower on approach than they are departing on 5R. I'm Addition, the airport police will pass you right by without so much as a passing glance. | |||
On the off-chance that the crosswind runway is being used, your options are limited. For departures on runway 32, I like to park behind the building of the now-defunct Chautauqua Airlines off of Washington Street. From there, the aircraft taking off on runway 32 will fly right over you and you can get some good shots. There is a downside though. The aircraft fly over with little warning, so be watching through the trees. For aircraft departing on runway 14, you're pretty much out of luck. You could take you chances and park on Perimeter Road, but there is no shoulder to pull off on and there is a chance you can driven away by airport police. | |||
Along Perimeter Road, there is an old spotting area near the Gate Gourmet building. One of the lots is blocked off, but one isn't. Photography is out of the question here, as you're too far for any decent shots. This is a good place to simply watch aircraft only. | |||
To view departures on 23L, you can park in the cell phone lot. I suggest the cell phone lot overflow section, though, because you're closer to the aircraft. This is a good location to watch FedEx aircraft. | |||
==Locations to Avoid== | ==Locations to Avoid== | ||