{"id":7,"date":"2024-02-09T15:16:43","date_gmt":"2024-02-09T15:16:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/airport\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2026-03-20T18:54:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T18:54:51","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/airport\/","title":{"rendered":"Purdue University Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div  class=\"purdue-home-cta-banner purdue-home-rtb-hero purdue-home-rtb-hero--stack\">\n    <div class=\"image\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Purdue University Airport\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/airport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Home-Hero.jpg\"\/>\n            <\/div>\n    <div class=\"section has-padding-top-large has-padding-bottom-large\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"purdue-home-rtb-hero__content-wrap\">\n                \n                                                        <h1 class=\"second-level-page-heading purdue-home-rtb-hero__header \">Purdue University Airport<\/h1>\n                \n                                    <p class=\"purdue-home-rtb-hero__subtext\">The Purdue University Airport (LAF) is your local connection to the world, offering round-trip flights from West Lafayette to Chicago and countless available connecting destinations. Book now for your upcoming travel needs.<\/p>\n                \n                                    <ul class=\"purdue-home-button-list\">\n                                                                                <li class=\"\">\n                                <a class=\"purdue-home-button\" href=\"\/airport\/flight\/\" target=\"_self\">Flight Information<\/a>\n                            <\/li>\n                                                                                <li class=\"\">\n                                <a class=\"purdue-home-button purdue-home-button--white\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/airport\/frequently-asked-questions\/\" target=\"_self\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/a>\n                            <\/li>\n                                                                                <li class=\"\">\n                                <a class=\"purdue-home-button purdue-home-button--black\" href=\"https:\/\/www.united.com\" target=\"_blank\">Book with United Express<\/a>\n                            <\/li>\n                                            <\/ul>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"purdue-home-rtb-hero__slider-wrap container\">\n                <div class=\"purdue-home-rtb-hero__stack-wrap\">\n                                                                        <figure class=\"image\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/airport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025_KAL_8610-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/>\n                            <\/figure>\n                                                                                                <div class=\"purdue-home-proofpoint--simple\">\n                                                                    <span class=\"purdue-home-proofpoint--simple__content\">17,597<\/span>\n                                                                                                                                            <span class=\"purdue-home-proofpoint__source purdue-home-proofpoint--simple__source\">passengers have flown out of the Purdue Airport since August 5.<\/span>\n                                                                                                <\/div>\n                                                                                                <figure class=\"image\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/airport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025_KAL_8763-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/>\n                            <\/figure>\n                                                            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"section has-gold-background has-padding-top-none has-padding-bottom-none \">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns page-layout-columns columns is-multiline is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column column is-full-tablet page-layout-main is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div  class=\"purdue-home-intro-text has-layout-two \">\n        <div class=\"section has-none-background\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            \n                            <div class=\"columns has-two-columns\">\n                    <div class=\"column\">\n                        <h4 class=\"purdue-home-intro-text__header header-font-acumin\">Amelia Earhart Terminal Location and Hours<\/h4>                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"column\">\n                        \n\n<p>1515 Aviation Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907<br>Open daily: 5 a.m. to 12 a.m.<\/p>\n\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div  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purdue-home-featured-story__content-container\">\n                                                                    <h2 class=\"purdue-home-featured-story__header\">Airport Parking and Transportation<\/h2>\n                        \n                    \n\n<p>Flying local means major savings on parking and transportation, with lower rates than other airports in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n                                            <ul class=\"purdue-home-button-list\">\n                                                                                            <li class=\"\">\n                                    <a class=\"purdue-home-button purdue-home-button--black\" href=\"\/airport\/parking\/\" target=\"_self\">Learn More<\/a>\n                                <\/li>\n                                                    <\/ul>\n                    \n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div  class=\"purdue-home-featured-story \">\n 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                      \n                    \n\n<p>Purdue\u2019s legacy in aviation is rich with giant leaps that have pushed the world \u2014 and our university \u2014 forward again and again and again.<\/p>\n\n\n                                            <ul class=\"purdue-home-button-list\">\n                                                                                            <li class=\"\">\n                                    <a class=\"purdue-home-button purdue-home-button--black\" href=\"\/airport\/education\/\" target=\"_self\">Learn More<\/a>\n                                <\/li>\n                                                    <\/ul>\n                    \n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div  class=\"purdue-home-featured-story \">\n    <div class=\"section has-none-background\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n\n            \n            <div class=\"columns purdue-home-featured-story__container\">\n                <div class=\"column purdue-home-featured-story__image-container\">\n\n                                            <figure class=\"image is-16by9\">\n                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"purdue-home-background-image\" alt=\"Inside Airplane Cockpit\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/airport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-01-09-143417.png\"\/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n                    \n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"column purdue-home-featured-story__content-container\">\n                                                                    <h2 class=\"purdue-home-featured-story__header\">Innovation<\/h2>\n                        \n                    \n\n<p>Together with our partners, Purdue is fostering a dynamic, open innovation hub that accelerates best-in-class ideas and solutions that improve efficiency, safety, reliability and the passenger experience.<\/p>\n\n\n                                            <ul class=\"purdue-home-button-list\">\n                                                                                            <li class=\"\">\n                                    <a class=\"purdue-home-button purdue-home-button--black\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/airport\/innovation\/\" target=\"_self\">Learn More<\/a>\n                                <\/li>\n                                                    <\/ul>\n                    \n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div  class=\"purdue-home-intro-text has-layout-one-centered \">\n        <div class=\"section has-gold-background\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            \n            <h2 class=\"purdue-home-intro-text__header header-font-acumin\">Contact Us<\/h2>\n\n<p>Our local Greater Lafayette community is vital to our success. We\u2019d love to hear from you!<\/p>\n\n\n                            <div class=\"purdue-home-intro-text__list-container\">\n                    <ul class=\"purdue-home-intro-text__list\">\n                        <li class=><a class=\"purdue-home-button purdue-home-button--white\" href=\"\/airport\/contact\/\" target=\"_self\">Contact Us<\/a><\/li>                    <\/ul>\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div  class=\"purdue-home-news-and-events  post-50-50\">\n    <div class=\"section has-padding-top-large has-padding-bottom-large purdue-home-news-and-events--plain\">\n                <div class=\"container\">\n                        <div class=\"tagged-header-container\">\n                <h2 class=\"tagged-header purdue-home-news-events__header--tagged\">Airport News                <\/h2>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"columns 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class=\"date\">March 26, 2026<\/span>\n                                                                                                    <\/p>\n                                                                                            <\/a>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                                                            <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"column\">\n                    <div class=\"purdue-home-news-events__list  purdue-home-news-events__list is-50-50\">\n    <div class=\"flex-container flex-container--align-center\">\n        <div class=\"columns\">\n                        <div class=\"column is-4 is-hidden-tablet-only\">\n                                <div class=\"image is-16by9\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"purdue-home-background-image\" alt=\"\"\n                        src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/airport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2025_KAL_7211-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <a class=\"column\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/airport\/purdue-travelers-required-to-have-real-id-to-avoid-fees-beginning-feb-1\/\" target=\"_self\">\n                                <p class=\"purdue-home-news-events__title\">Purdue travelers required to have Real ID to avoid fees beginning Feb. 1<\/p>\n                                <p class=\"purdue-home-news-events__date\">\n                                        <span class=\"date\">January 8, 2026<\/span>\n                                    <\/p>\n                           <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"purdue-home-news-events__list  purdue-home-news-events__list is-50-50\">\n    <div 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                         <p class=\"purdue-home-news-events__date\">\n                                        <span class=\"date\">August 11, 2025<\/span>\n                                    <\/p>\n                           <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"purdue-home-news-events__list  purdue-home-news-events__list is-50-50\">\n    <div class=\"flex-container flex-container--align-center\">\n        <div class=\"columns\">\n                        <div class=\"column is-4 is-hidden-tablet-only\">\n                                <div class=\"image is-16by9\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"purdue-home-background-image\" alt=\"\"\n                        src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/airport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/CRJ200_UA_Tail2-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <a class=\"column\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/airport\/purdue-university-airport-offers-convenient-affordable-travel\/\" target=\"_self\">\n                                <p class=\"purdue-home-news-events__title\">Purdue University Airport offers convenient, affordable travel<\/p>\n                                <p class=\"purdue-home-news-events__date\">\n                                        <span class=\"date\">July 18, 2025<\/span>\n                                    <\/p>\n                           <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                            <a class=\"purdue-home-button purdue-home-news-events__list-button purdue-home-button--black\"\n                                href=\"\/airport\/about\/news\/\" target=\"_self\">More News<\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- Print iframes -->\n\n\n\n<div  class=\"purdue-home-cta-banner \">\n    <div class=\"image\">\n 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