Indianapolis International Airport just sent us the following information: 

1. Many airlines have already cancelled their arriving and departing flights through today. Passengers should contact their airlines before coming to the airport. AirTran and other airlines are offering no fees for passengers who need to rebook flights due to the severe weather.
2. There are few, if any, stranded passengers at Indianapolis International. There are not large numbers of passengers sleeping on the floors or elsewhere in the terminal, which is quiet this morning.
3. Because IND is a primarily an origination and destination airport (i.e., not a hub for connecting flights), we will not have a high volume of passengers flying into the city today or tomorrow who are connecting through Indianapolis to another destination. As a result, we do not expect large volumes of stranded passengers who cannot complete their journeys.
4. According to our emergency operations plan, we have been using just one runway since about 9 p.m. last evening. The airport can operate and accommodate all aircraft able to arrive and depart IND with just one runway. The only aircraft currently able to periodically depart IND are FedEx aircraft and a few scheduled flights. The pavement on this runway (23L) is in good condition for those aircraft that are able to arrive or depart IND.
5. Deicing of aircraft is taking about 20 minutes, on average. When the ice forms small pellets, most aircraft will not attempt to depart because the pellets build-up on the aircraft so quickly it is difficult to de-ice properly. In these cases, aircraft remain at the gate and wait for conditions to improve. Some aircraft will need to return to the ramp for a second or third de-icing in these conditions.
6. IND accepted no diverted flights through the night last evening because there were very few aircraft across the U.S. that were flying. If needed today, we will accept flight diversions for aircraft who are unable to complete their flights due to icing or due to airport conditions at their final destination. We will park diverted aircraft as close to the main terminal building as possible for remote overnight parking. Other aircraft may be parked near the Indianapolis Maintenance Center.
7. We currently have good supplies of potassium acetate, the primary chemical used to keep the runways clear of snow and ice. It takes 9,000 gallons to treat the entire airfield.  We are replenishing our supplies with additional tankers that are delivering chemical as needed. Obtaining deicing chemical is not expected to be a problem as long as tanker trucks from outside the city are able to navigate local roadways.
8. Our snow and ice crew is working round-the-clock in 12-hour shifts. Many are sleeping in shifts at the airport rather than returning home on icy roadways.
9. Our generators are ready. The control tower and emergency operations center will be fully powered by back-up generators. Back-up generators will also power the jetways and other essential functions in the terminal.

As always, passengers attempting to depart the city as well as those attempting to travel to the airport to greet arriving passengers should check the status of their flights before leaving home.

Flight data on indianapolisairport.com is updated and refreshed every 60 seconds. Please visit the airport’s Web site to check real-time status for arriving and departing flights frequently during severe weather events.