Historical on-time performance
Indianapolis to Baltimore
515 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on IND–BWI arrive on time 82% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate82%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.6%of scheduled flights
based on 1,216 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9025 minCancel1.6%Flights1,216
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)27%
- Late aircraft44%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline5%
- Weather85%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 20 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 → BWI
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 — 93% on time.
- Mornings93% on time · p90 10 min · 1,411 flights
- Middays90% on time · p90 10 min · 681 flights
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 40 min · 539 flights
- Evenings69% on time · p90 65 min · 706 flights
- Overnights67% on time · p90 70 min · 263 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 87% on time.
- Wednesdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 502 flights
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 15 min · 506 flights
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 384 flights
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 545 flights
- Fridays83% on time · p90 30 min · 555 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 30 min · 544 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 35 min · 564 flights
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