Purdue University (LAF) Airport Car Service

LAF (Purdue University Airport) sits on the Purdue University campus in West Lafayette in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, accessible via US 231 and Airport Road. The airport is owned and operated by Purdue University and is one of the oldest university owned airports in the United States, home to the Purdue School of Aviation and Transportation Technology. American Eagle provides scheduled commercial service to Chicago O'Hare. LAF serves as the primary commercial gateway for Purdue University and the broader Greater Lafayette region. Our chauffeurs stage at the commercial vehicle lane outside the terminal.

LAF to the Purdue University main campus runs about 5 to 10 minutes via Airport Road, and LAF to downtown Lafayette across the Wabash River runs about 10 to 15 minutes. We handle daily transfers to area hotels including the Union Club Hotel at Purdue Memorial Union on the Purdue campus, the Hilton Garden Inn West Lafayette Wabash Landing, and the Holiday Inn Lafayette City Centre.

Yes. Ross Ade Stadium (the legendary home of the Purdue Boilermakers football team) and Mackey Arena (the legendary home of Purdue Boilermakers basketball, one of the most intimidating arenas in college basketball) both sit on the Purdue campus about 5 to 10 minutes from LAF. We handle parent weekend transfers, Boilermakers home football game weekend transport, Mackey Arena basketball pickups, graduation week, and visiting Big Ten team logistics.

Yes. Purdue University (one of the largest universities in the United States, with the legendary Purdue engineering and aviation programs, the alma mater of astronaut Neil Armstrong and many other astronauts as the Cradle of Astronauts) hosts substantial annual parent weekend, Family Weekend, Spring Fest, graduation week, and Big Ten athletic travel demand through LAF. We handle parent weekend SUV and Sprinter transfers and the broader Purdue alumni and donor visitor base.

Yes. Ross Ade Stadium home football game days (typically six to seven Saturdays each fall, September through November) generate the heaviest weekend demand of our Greater Lafayette year. Big game weekends including the Old Oaken Bucket rivalry against Indiana University, the Notre Dame rivalry, and major Big Ten opponents all drive the heaviest spikes. We handle game day transfers, suite holder pickups, tailgate logistics, and post game pickups.

Yes. West Lafayette (the home of Purdue University) and downtown Lafayette across the Wabash River both run within 5 to 15 minutes of LAF. We handle daily Purdue campus transfers, the Purdue Research Park innovation corridor pickups, and the broader Greater Lafayette corporate corridor logistics.

Yes. Franciscan Health Lafayette East and IU Health Arnett Hospital (the two major Greater Lafayette hospitals) both run within 10 to 20 minutes of LAF. We handle patient transfers, visiting physician transport, family member airport pickups for extended hospital stays, and corporate transfers for both major Lafayette health systems.

Yes. Tippecanoe County hosts a deep corporate base anchored by Purdue University (one of the largest single employers in Indiana), the Purdue Research Park innovation corridor, Subaru of Indiana Automotive in Lafayette (the major Subaru assembly plant producing the Outback, Legacy, and Ascent), Caterpillar Lafayette, Wabash National, and dozens of regional manufacturers. We hold standing accounts with several Tippecanoe County corporate flight departments.

Purdue Boilermakers home football game weekends (typically six to seven Saturdays each fall, September through November) generate the heaviest weekend demand of our Greater Lafayette year. Big game weekends including the Old Oaken Bucket rivalry against Indiana University, the Notre Dame rivalry, and major Big Ten opponents drive the heaviest spikes. We require eight to twelve weeks of lead time for Boilermakers home football SUV and Sprinter bookings.

Yes. Dispatch runs around the clock with a live human on the line, and we operate red eye American Eagle arrivals, 4 am Subaru of Indiana Automotive and Purdue Research Park early shift corporate transfers, and late night West Lafayette and downtown Lafayette game day pickups during Boilermakers home football weekends. There is no surcharge for late night or early morning service on standard bookings.