Historical on-time performance
Minneapolis to Indianapolis
503 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MSP–IND arrive on time 82% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate82%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.5%of scheduled flights
based on 1,011 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.5%Flights1,011
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline58%
- Weather9%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft19%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly MSP → 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 74% to 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 951 flights
- Middays84% on time · p90 25 min · 1,035 flights
- Overnights79% on time · p90 35 min · 975 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 60 min · 753 flights
- Evenings74% on time · p90 55 min · 121 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 83% on time.
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 563 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 562 flights
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 566 flights
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 446 flights
- Sundays81% on time · p90 30 min · 559 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 30 min · 571 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 45 min · 568 flights
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