Historical on-time performance
Denver to Indianapolis
977 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DEN–IND arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate74%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.4%of scheduled flights
based on 2,361 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesbestOn-time80%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.3%Flights861
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9070 minCancel0.0%Flights85
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time69%Medianon timep9060 minCancel0.4%Flights1,415
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline31%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft52%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline22%
- Weather56%
- Air traffic (NAS)22%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 9 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 DEN → 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 — 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 1,830 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 30 min · 2,437 flights
- Afternoons69% on time · p90 50 min · 1,017 flights
- Evenings63% on time · p90 80 min · 2,038 flights
- Overnights56% on time · p90 85 min · 481 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 79% on time.
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 1,049 flights
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 1,013 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 1,022 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 45 min · 1,152 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 1,178 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 50 min · 1,197 flights
- Fridays72% on time · p90 55 min · 1,192 flights
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