Rotorcraft
Aviation Wins with Reversal of Indy Heliport Closure
Plans called for selling the 5.36-acre property to the city of Indianapolis
VAI's Cade Clark and Katia Veraza
VAI executive v-p Cade Clark and Katia Veraza, director of government affairs, at Indianapolis Downtown Heliport.

Indianapolis Downtown Heliport (8A4) remains open after the FAA withdrew its notice of permanent closure and rescinded a Nov. 25, 2024 letter of intent to allow permanent closure and sale of the facility. The public comment period on the closure ended on Feb. 26, 2026, and the FAA received 737 comments: 41 supporting permanent closure, 686 supporting it remaining open, eight unclear, and two others.

Vertical Aviation International (VAI), its members, and local helicopter entrepreneur Chuck Surack, who owns Enstrom Helicopter, advocated to keep the heliport open, as did Indiana attorney general Todd Rokita. His office filed a petition for review in federal court and asked the court to reconsider the sale of the 5.36-acre property to Indianapolis.

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