Historical on-time performance
Baltimore to Indianapolis
515 miData through Dec 2025Source: 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)
Cancelled1.0%of scheduled flights
based on 1,214 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 minCancel1.0%Flights1,214
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft56%
- Security1%
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 BWI → IND
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 972 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 20 min · 481 flights
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 40 min · 717 flights
- Evenings64% on time · p90 60 min · 445 flights
- Overnights62% on time · p90 60 min · 929 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 78% on time.
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 30 min · 502 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 534 flights
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 504 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 40 min · 535 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 40 min · 543 flights
- Saturdays73% on time · p90 35 min · 379 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 45 min · 547 flights
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