Historical on-time performance
Indianapolis to Sarasota
876 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on IND–SRQ arrive on time 69% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate69%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay100 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled4.8%of scheduled flights
based on 42 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time69%Medianon timep90100 minCancel4.8%Flights42
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline20%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Late aircraft60%
- 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 → SRQ
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 — 84% on time.
- Mornings84% on time · p90 15 min · 280 flights
- Middays75% on time · p90 55 min · 285 flights
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 70 min · 226 flights
- Evenings69% on time · p90 85 min · 169 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 86% on time.
- Wednesdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 50 flights · limited
- Fridays78% on time · p90 45 min · 187 flights · limited
- Mondays76% on time · p90 50 min · 181 flights · limited
- Sundays75% on time · p90 60 min · 163 flights · limited
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 65 min · 337 flights
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