Historical on-time performance
Indianapolis to New York
664 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on IND–JFK arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.1%of scheduled flights
based on 1,177 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysOn-time78%Medianon timep9050 minCancel2.1%Flights1,177
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline18%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)52%
- Late aircraft26%
- 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 → JFK
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 — 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 5 min · 1,795 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 25 min · 1,880 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 55 min · 835 flights
- Evenings74% on time · p90 65 min · 908 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 80% to 86% on time.
- Wednesdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 773 flights
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 776 flights
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 761 flights
- Mondays83% on time · p90 20 min · 778 flights
- Sundays81% on time · p90 30 min · 779 flights
- Fridays81% on time · p90 25 min · 769 flights
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 782 flights
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