Historical on-time performance
Charlotte to Indianapolis
428 miData through Dec 2025Source: 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 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.6%of scheduled flights
based on 1,890 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 timep9055 minCancel1.6%Flights1,890
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline30%
- Weather10%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Late aircraft50%
- 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 CLT → 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 — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 20 min · 994 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 40 min · 1,235 flights
- Afternoons68% on time · p90 70 min · 852 flights
- Evenings66% on time · p90 70 min · 702 flights
- Overnights62% on time · p90 80 min · 1,786 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 45 min · 778 flights
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 50 min · 754 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 55 min · 830 flights
- Mondays71% on time · p90 70 min · 822 flights
- Saturdays69% on time · p90 60 min · 727 flights
- Fridays69% on time · p90 65 min · 812 flights
- Sundays67% on time · p90 75 min · 850 flights
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