Historical on-time performance
Washington to Indianapolis
499 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DCA–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)
Cancelled3.8%of scheduled flights
based on 1,750 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Republic AirwaysOn-time73%Medianon timep9050 minCancel4.2%Flights1,545
- PSA AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9070 minCancel1.2%Flights173
- American AirlinesOn-time56%Median5 minp90135 minCancel0.0%Flights32
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline20%
- Weather12%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- 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 DCA → 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 68% to 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 10 min · 964 flights
- Middays86% on time · p90 20 min · 2,085 flights
- Afternoons80% on time · p90 45 min · 993 flights
- Evenings75% on time · p90 55 min · 1,636 flights
- Overnights68% on time · p90 55 min · 361 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 84% on time.
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 597 flights
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 921 flights
- Mondays83% on time · p90 30 min · 932 flights
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 927 flights
- Thursdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 903 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 35 min · 913 flights
- Sundays78% on time · p90 50 min · 846 flights
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