Historical on-time performance
Detroit to Indianapolis
231 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DTW–IND arrive on time 84% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate84%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.5%of scheduled flights
based on 469 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysbestOn-time92%Medianon timep9010 minCancel0.6%Flights159
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9045 minCancel1.9%Flights310
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline66%
- Weather20%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft3%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
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 (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 760 flights
- Middays86% on time · p90 25 min · 1,004 flights
- Afternoons83% on time · p90 35 min · 734 flights
- Overnights74% on time · p90 50 min · 774 flights
- Evenings72% on time · p90 90 min · 207 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 80% to 88% on time.
- Tuesdays88% on time · p90 20 min · 501 flights
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 30 min · 456 flights
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 502 flights
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 502 flights
- Mondays81% on time · p90 40 min · 508 flights
- Sundays81% on time · p90 40 min · 505 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 35 min · 505 flights
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