Historical on-time performance
Miami to Indianapolis
1,020 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MIA–IND arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.5%of scheduled flights
based on 754 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9065 minCancel1.5%Flights754
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline35%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Late aircraft45%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather82%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 11 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 MIA → IND
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 · 342 flights
- Middays75% on time · p90 45 min · 351 flights
- Afternoons64% on time · p90 85 min · 671 flights
- Evenings63% on time · p90 85 min · 211 flights
- Overnights62% on time · p90 70 min · 1,057 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 63% to 74% on time.
- Wednesdays74% on time · p90 60 min · 327 flights
- Tuesdays71% on time · p90 60 min · 345 flights
- Thursdays70% on time · p90 55 min · 375 flights
- Saturdays67% on time · p90 70 min · 434 flights
- Fridays66% on time · p90 65 min · 389 flights
- Mondays65% on time · p90 70 min · 379 flights
- Sundays63% on time · p90 75 min · 383 flights
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