Burj

Oh yeah...I was talking more to the OP....

You are lucky to have it as a home airport. I didn't get to go landside because of time constraints...but it looked really nice there...and seemed they had a good view of the tarmac too!

griffey3032

When they build a SC in 1 week I will be impressed. Now it takes them almost 1 year.

I haven't been through IND as I am more between CVG and DAY, but maybe I will have to go through IND sometime just to see it. It seems like everyone who talks about it has good things to say about it.

indufan

It's hard to go wrong with nice and new. It's not the perfect airport though. I could nitpick it but it's mostly trivial. And there is the $1,100,000,000 that it cost to build.

GUWonder

ATL & JFK are the worst of DL's hubs, and I dislike ATL as an international hub more than even JFK.

SLC and MSP are the best of the larger DL-NW hubs for me.

DLfan

You should know...starting rumors won't make them true! IND can't possibly be the largest NW/DL market currently without a SC (LAS and STL come to mind).

Watchful

IND...Nice airport - went through it today - reminds me of DTW.

Both the flight coming in (from MSP) and going out (to MEM) were on the one-class RJs....yuck....Come on this isn't Terre Haute

(NOTE: I realize it is not a hub - but I included it in my list since there was a season in which it came up for flight connections - the flights to Texas - IND-AUS and IND-SAT - did not last very long if I recall correctly.)

curl

JFK is a horrible pit! dirty!

Buster CT1K

JFK is the worst major hub. SLC, DTW and MSP are the best.
Among destinations that are not major hubs, I've liked BOS for the nice CRC, SEA back when DL was in A concourse, and CVG.

socrates

more than a rumor, they have been paying rent since the airport opened (MSP Approved the club before the merger, ATL stopped it and has since reapproved it....look for it next year)

photojojo

As a Cincinnati native it's hard not to come off as a homer, but bare in mind I only originate there 1 out of 8 flights. The rest I depart from DAY, CMH, IND and connect through CVG, ATL, DTW or JFK. Of them all, I'd actually prefer to connect in CVG, especially now that C is closed.

There are a few gate areas that are poorly laid out (specifically the gates nearest the center of the concourses) but aside from that, I have very few complaints. DTW on the other hand is a very nice airport, but MY GOD it has obscenely long concourses. It's very modern, and the tram is nice but still, it's too long for it's own good.

MEM on the other hand... I'll refrain from comment on due to comments that may come off as overly colorful, but I personally rank it below JFK.

indufan

Oh, I thought starting rumors always makes things come true. Have you heart of the new SDUDM status? (Super Duper Ultimate Diamond Medallion). No, there are markets that are bigger than IND that don't have a SC but none of them have a new airport and are a focus city for Delta. Population wise, IND is bigger than LAS in both city size and MSA size. But, of course, not in tourism size...but some of the deals I have been getting in email indicate that no one is going to LAS either. St Louis is a smaller city but a larger MSA.

That is not even close to the story that a NW agent told me but you probably have better information than that.

TheMoose

Really? I wonder why that is. At MEM, you can land and be on your connecting flight all within 25 minutes.

At JFK, you might still be on the active taxiway 25 minutes later... *shrug*

socrates

Careful with the IND agents you speak with...remember it's only been a few years that they've been the largest non-hub station, they've hired quite a few members of their team in the past few years

gustoj820

I enjoy JFK -- in terms of getting around, a walk from one end of a concourse in ATL, SLC, MSP, or DTW to a completely different end of another concourse takes probably about the same amount of time from gates 4-10 to gate 29 in JFK, but the transit is a fun non-linear experience with an exciting global and historical feel...and decent food. Whether JFK's terminal is replaced or not, the chronic delays will still impede your connecting experience as they do in EWR or other Northeast airports.