Historical on-time performance
Indianapolis to Houston
861 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on IND–HOU arrive on time 83% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate83%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.2%of scheduled flights
based on 495 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time83%Medianon timep9025 minCancel1.2%Flights495
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline21%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)23%
- Late aircraft49%
- 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 → HOU
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 92% on time.
- Mornings92% on time · p90 10 min · 519 flights
- Middays85% on time · p90 15 min · 333 flights
- Evenings73% on time · p90 40 min · 388 flights
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 35 min · 99 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 90% on time.
- Tuesdays90% on time · p90 10 min · 173 flights · limited
- Wednesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 174 flights · limited
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 20 min · 216 flights
- Mondays83% on time · p90 20 min · 212 flights
- Fridays82% on time · p90 30 min · 216 flights
- Sundays81% on time · p90 30 min · 194 flights · limited
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 186 flights · limited
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