Historical on-time performance
Indianapolis to Dallas
755 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on IND–DAL arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.0%of scheduled flights
based on 677 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.0%Flights677
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)21%
- Late aircraft50%
- 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 IND → DAL
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 65% to 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 986 flights
- Middays87% on time · p90 20 min · 82 flights · limited
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 35 min · 288 flights
- Evenings65% on time · p90 60 min · 679 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 85% on time.
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 288 flights
- Mondays82% on time · p90 30 min · 313 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 40 min · 311 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 309 flights
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 30 min · 287 flights
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 50 min · 260 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 45 min · 316 flights
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