Historical on-time performance
Indianapolis to Los Angeles
1,814 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on IND–LAX arrive on time 82% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate82%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.3%of scheduled flights
based on 377 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.
- Delta Air LinesOn-time87%Medianon timep9015 minCancel0.0%Flights60
- American AirlinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.3%Flights317
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline45%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Late aircraft37%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly IND → LAX
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 78% to 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 673 flights
- Afternoons81% on time · p90 35 min · 454 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 40 min · 75 flights · limited
- Evenings78% on time · p90 45 min · 753 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 85% on time.
- Fridays85% on time · p90 25 min · 331 flights
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 40 min · 238 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 235 flights
- Thursdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 344 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 40 min · 331 flights
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 30 min · 260 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 55 min · 257 flights
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