Historical on-time performance
Indianapolis to Houston
861 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on IND–HOU arrive on time 86% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate86%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay20 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.9%of scheduled flights
based on 464 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time86%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.9%Flights464
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline17%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)19%
- Late aircraft62%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline25%
- Weather50%
- Air traffic (NAS)25%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 4 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 → HOU
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 · 538 flights
- Middays86% on time · p90 15 min · 314 flights
- Evenings74% on time · p90 40 min · 425 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 79% to 90% on time.
- Tuesdays90% on time · p90 10 min · 177 flights · limited
- Wednesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 177 flights · limited
- Fridays83% on time · p90 30 min · 230 flights
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 230 flights
- Mondays83% on time · p90 20 min · 223 flights
- Sundays83% on time · p90 25 min · 199 flights · limited
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 192 flights · limited
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