Historical on-time performance
Detroit to Indianapolis
Flights on DTW–IND arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 698 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Not enough comparable data to name a most-on-time carrier — low-data carriers aren't ranked.
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9070 minCancel1.4%Flights664
- Republic AirwaysOn-time68%Medianon timep9040 minCancel2.9%Flights34
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline70%
- Weather19%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Late aircraft1%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline10%
- Weather70%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 10 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 DTW → 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 · 693 flights
- Afternoons83% on time · p90 35 min · 694 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 35 min · 1,046 flights
- Overnights76% on time · p90 45 min · 703 flights
- Evenings72% on time · p90 80 min · 234 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 86% on time.
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 25 min · 482 flights
- Wednesdays85% on time · p90 30 min · 481 flights
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 30 min · 449 flights
- Thursdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 487 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 50 min · 488 flights
- Sundays80% on time · p90 55 min · 489 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 45 min · 494 flights
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