Historical on-time performance
Indianapolis to Washington
499 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on IND–DCA arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate74%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.8%of scheduled flights
based on 1,750 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Republic AirwaysOn-time76%Medianon timep9040 minCancel3.2%Flights1,545
- PSA AirlinesOn-time59%Medianon timep90115 minCancel10.4%Flights173
- American AirlinesOn-time63%Medianon timep90115 minCancel0.0%Flights32
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline17%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)40%
- Late aircraft37%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly IND → DCA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 92% on time.
- Middays92% on time · p90 5 min · 1,028 flights
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 2,066 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 45 min · 1,035 flights
- Overnights71% on time · p90 45 min · 819 flights
- Evenings71% on time · p90 55 min · 1,093 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 79% to 84% on time.
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 597 flights
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 20 min · 932 flights
- Mondays83% on time · p90 25 min · 925 flights
- Thursdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 907 flights
- Sundays81% on time · p90 35 min · 846 flights
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 921 flights
- Fridays79% on time · p90 30 min · 913 flights
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