Historical on-time performance
Indianapolis to Boston
818 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on IND–BOS arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.7%of scheduled flights
based on 1,954 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysOn-time75%Medianon timep9055 minCancel2.7%Flights1,954
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline18%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)51%
- Late aircraft27%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline15%
- Weather50%
- Air traffic (NAS)35%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 52 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly IND → BOS
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
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 · 1,975 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 30 min · 1,265 flights
- Overnights74% on time · p90 55 min · 121 flights · limited
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 60 min · 1,045 flights
- Evenings70% on time · p90 70 min · 1,534 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 87% on time.
- Saturdays87% on time · p90 15 min · 560 flights
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 30 min · 893 flights
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 40 min · 896 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 50 min · 929 flights
- Sundays78% on time · p90 50 min · 857 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 45 min · 901 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 50 min · 904 flights
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