Indianapolis International Airport

Baggage Handling System Design

Indianapolis International Airport (IND) made improvements of $1 billion across the operation. A major focus was nearly doubling the size of its Midfield Terminal, building a new air traffic control tower, and constructing a new highway access system. The project increased the terminal’s square footage from 750,000 square feet and 32 gates to 1.2 million square feet and 40 gates.

This massive improvement and size upgrade meant a new baggage handling system and in-line security screening system for the new Midfield Terminal. Siemens was awarded a $22.8 million contract and partnered with JGM.

JGM was responsible for the design of the baggage enclosure and maintenance of the facility. The new 13,000-foot baggage handling conveyor had unique high-speed diverters to route all checked bags through Explosive Detection Systems (EDS) equipment easing check in for passengers and opening up the airport lobby for better flow of traffic. The improvements and design that JGM helped provide drove efforts towards a LEED certification, making IND one of the first airports in the nation to receive the certification.