Historical on-time performance
Indianapolis to Phoenix
1,488 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on IND–PHX arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.5%of scheduled flights
based on 1,528 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesbestOn-time81%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.8%Flights624
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.2%Flights904
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline30%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Late aircraft51%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline14%
- Weather86%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 7 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 → PHX
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 — 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 15 min · 2,183 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 25 min · 268 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 35 min · 424 flights
- Evenings71% on time · p90 50 min · 1,501 flights
- Overnights67% on time · p90 70 min · 198 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 83% on time.
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 600 flights
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 25 min · 583 flights
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 25 min · 667 flights
- Thursdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 681 flights
- Fridays81% on time · p90 30 min · 675 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 30 min · 675 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 55 min · 693 flights
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