Historical on-time performance
Houston to Indianapolis
845 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on IAH–IND arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.3%of scheduled flights
based on 751 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9045 minCancel1.3%Flights751
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline30%
- Weather9%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft49%
- 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 IAH → 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 67% to 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 275 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 35 min · 1,031 flights
- Overnights68% on time · p90 60 min · 534 flights
- Evenings67% on time · p90 60 min · 549 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 78% on time.
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 306 flights
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 367 flights
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 50 min · 358 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 35 min · 366 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 50 min · 361 flights
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 65 min · 357 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 45 min · 322 flights
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