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Aircraft Accidents
 The majority of standard instrument approaches to the Indianapolis International Airport bring traffic across the county at distances of five, ten, and fifteen miles from the airport. These patterns cover approximately half the geographical area of the county on a line stretching from the northwest to the southeast corners of the county. Straight-in approaches bring aircraft traffic over the Castleton area and just north of the downtown mile square. Air cargo operations depart and arrive mainly between 10:00 PM and 4:00 am on weekdays.
According to the Airport Authority, Indianapolis International Airport experiences approximately 400 passenger aircraft cycles per day; air cargo operations account for approximately 100 more cycles at night. Additionally, an unknown number of air courier flights take place daily.
In addition to Indianapolis International Airport, there are four other airports either in Marion County or in close enough proximity to affect the county. These are: Eagle Creek Airport in Indianapolis, Greenwood Airport in Johnson County, Mount Comfort Airport in Hancock County, and Indianapolis Metropolitan Airport in Hamiliton County. These airports serve both private and corporate flight operations.
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