Airport Expressway begins at an interchange with I–69 and Lower Huntington Road, as a county highway.

After Smith Road the expressway passes between the northwest side of the Fort Wayne International Airport and farmland.

The expressway turns due east and passes between industrial properties, as a four-lane divided highway.

The road turns due east after crossing the river and has a traffic signal at Fairfeld Avenue.

This intersection is the eastern terminus of Airport Expressway, the route continues east as Paulding Road.

[1][3][4][5] No segment of Airport Expressway in Fort Wayne is included in the National Highway System (NHS).

On August 10, 2001, Allen County renamed this section of Dalman Road to Airport Expressway and it was officially open.