Historical on-time performance
Baltimore to Indianapolis
515 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BWI–IND arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.3%of scheduled flights
based on 1,219 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.3%Flights1,219
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline33%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft49%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline6%
- Weather63%
- Air traffic (NAS)31%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 16 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly BWI → IND
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 15 min · 899 flights
- Middays84% on time · p90 20 min · 588 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 40 min · 717 flights
- Evenings65% on time · p90 60 min · 475 flights
- Overnights63% on time · p90 65 min · 913 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 79% on time.
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 25 min · 501 flights
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 501 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 547 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 40 min · 555 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 35 min · 385 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 45 min · 542 flights
- Sundays69% on time · p90 50 min · 561 flights
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