Historical on-time performance
Indianapolis to Dallas
755 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on IND–DAL arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.0%of scheduled flights
based on 675 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.0%Flights675
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Late aircraft57%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline29%
- Weather71%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 7 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 → DAL
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 · 1,006 flights
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 45 min · 232 flights
- Evenings67% on time · p90 65 min · 697 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 84% on time.
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 278 flights
- Mondays82% on time · p90 30 min · 308 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 35 min · 310 flights
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 308 flights
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 30 min · 276 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 45 min · 321 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 271 flights
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