Historical on-time performance
Houston to Indianapolis
861 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on HOU–IND arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.2%of scheduled flights
based on 490 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.2%Flights490
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline39%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Late aircraft46%
- 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 HOU → 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 74% to 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 194 flights · limited
- Middays82% on time · p90 30 min · 272 flights
- Afternoons77% on time · p90 55 min · 321 flights
- Overnights75% on time · p90 40 min · 373 flights
- Evenings74% on time · p90 40 min · 217 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 83% on time.
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 20 min · 173 flights · limited
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 181 flights · limited
- Thursdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 216 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 45 min · 212 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 40 min · 216 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 25 min · 174 flights · limited
- Sundays70% on time · p90 40 min · 205 flights
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