Historical on-time performance
New York to Indianapolis
665 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on JFK–IND arrive on time 71% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate71%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay70 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.7%of scheduled flights
based on 1,176 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysOn-time71%Medianon timep9070 minCancel3.7%Flights1,176
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline16%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)24%
- Late aircraft52%
- Security1%
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 JFK → IND
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 87% on time.
- Middays87% on time · p90 20 min · 814 flights
- Mornings82% on time · p90 25 min · 774 flights
- Afternoons79% on time · p90 45 min · 2,016 flights
- Overnights73% on time · p90 55 min · 796 flights
- Evenings73% on time · p90 60 min · 1,018 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 83% on time.
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 776 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 772 flights
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 40 min · 763 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 35 min · 779 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 50 min · 769 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 45 min · 778 flights
- Saturdays72% on time · p90 65 min · 781 flights
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