Historical on-time performance
Fort Lauderdale to Indianapolis
1,005 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on FLL–IND arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 801 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.
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.9%Flights347
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.4%Flights454
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)19%
- Late aircraft50%
- 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 FLL → 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 — 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 680 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 35 min · 434 flights
- Afternoons65% on time · p90 65 min · 830 flights
- Overnights63% on time · p90 90 min · 341 flights
- Evenings59% on time · p90 85 min · 805 flights
Best day of week
Tuesdays are the most reliable day to fly this route — 79% on time.
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 297 flights
- Wednesdays71% on time · p90 50 min · 307 flights
- Saturdays69% on time · p90 60 min · 580 flights
- Mondays69% on time · p90 70 min · 419 flights
- Thursdays68% on time · p90 65 min · 503 flights
- Sundays68% on time · p90 80 min · 569 flights
- Fridays67% on time · p90 60 min · 415 flights
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