Historical on-time performance
Los Angeles to Indianapolis
1,814 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LAX–IND arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.3%of scheduled flights
based on 317 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9055 minCancel0.3%Flights317
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline20%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft70%
- 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 LAX → IND
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 67% to 84% on time.
- Mornings84% on time · p90 30 min · 572 flights
- Overnights84% on time · p90 25 min · 651 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 50 min · 673 flights
- Afternoons67% on time · p90 110 min · 96 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 86% on time.
- Wednesdays86% on time · p90 25 min · 300 flights
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 226 flights
- Thursdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 358 flights
- Fridays81% on time · p90 30 min · 336 flights
- Mondays81% on time · p90 30 min · 262 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 50 min · 148 flights · limited
- Sundays77% on time · p90 40 min · 362 flights
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