Historical on-time performance
Dallas to Indianapolis
755 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DAL–IND arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.6%of scheduled flights
based on 677 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9045 minCancel1.6%Flights677
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline35%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft53%
- 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 DAL → 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 62% to 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 703 flights
- Middays86% on time · p90 20 min · 358 flights
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 35 min · 60 flights · limited
- Overnights65% on time · p90 60 min · 377 flights
- Evenings62% on time · p90 65 min · 586 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 80% on time.
- Fridays80% on time · p90 40 min · 311 flights
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 260 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 40 min · 309 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 50 min · 313 flights
- Tuesdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 288 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 40 min · 315 flights
- Wednesdays73% on time · p90 45 min · 288 flights
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