Historical on-time performance
Boston to Indianapolis
818 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BOS–IND arrive on time 82% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate82%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.5%of scheduled flights
based on 1,929 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysOn-time82%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.5%Flights1,929
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline32%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft51%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly BOS → IND
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 75% to 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 5 min · 1,876 flights
- Middays89% on time · p90 15 min · 1,808 flights
- Afternoons84% on time · p90 30 min · 227 flights
- Evenings75% on time · p90 60 min · 1,857 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 80% to 87% on time.
- Wednesdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 867 flights
- Saturdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 545 flights
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 869 flights
- Thursdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 905 flights
- Fridays85% on time · p90 25 min · 869 flights
- Mondays84% on time · p90 30 min · 878 flights
- Sundays80% on time · p90 40 min · 841 flights
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