Historical on-time performance
Newark to Indianapolis
644 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on EWR–IND arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled4.7%of scheduled flights
based on 2,071 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysbestOn-time77%Medianon timep9045 minCancel5.1%Flights1,714
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9080 minCancel2.8%Flights357
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline20%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)34%
- Late aircraft43%
- 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 EWR → 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 70% to 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 1,139 flights
- Middays87% on time · p90 15 min · 1,432 flights
- Afternoons77% on time · p90 45 min · 1,600 flights
- Evenings71% on time · p90 65 min · 1,835 flights
- Overnights70% on time · p90 70 min · 704 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 83% on time.
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 20 min · 980 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 977 flights
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 838 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 45 min · 995 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 45 min · 979 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 974 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 50 min · 967 flights
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