Historical on-time performance
Charlotte to Indianapolis
428 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CLT–IND arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.3%of scheduled flights
based on 1,905 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9060 minCancel1.3%Flights1,905
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather10%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft53%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline4%
- Weather96%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 25 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 CLT → 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 — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 20 min · 1,004 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 40 min · 1,184 flights
- Afternoons68% on time · p90 70 min · 890 flights
- Evenings66% on time · p90 70 min · 773 flights
- Overnights62% on time · p90 80 min · 1,784 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 67% to 78% on time.
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 785 flights
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 55 min · 756 flights
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 55 min · 847 flights
- Mondays70% on time · p90 70 min · 831 flights
- Fridays70% on time · p90 60 min · 831 flights
- Saturdays70% on time · p90 60 min · 725 flights
- Sundays67% on time · p90 75 min · 864 flights
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