Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Indianapolis
162 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MDW–IND arrive on time 83% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate83%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%of scheduled flights
based on 299 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time83%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.7%Flights299
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline19%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)5%
- Late aircraft76%
- 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 MDW → 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 76% to 96% on time.
- Middays96% on time · p90 on time · 81 flights · limited
- Mornings89% on time · p90 15 min · 70 flights · limited
- Overnights76% on time · p90 50 min · 129 flights · limited
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