Historical on-time performance
Phoenix to Indianapolis
1,489 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PHX–IND arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%of scheduled flights
based on 1,526 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesbestOn-time79%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.6%Flights623
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time69%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.7%Flights903
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline31%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft57%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather90%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 10 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 PHX → 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 — 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 15 min · 1,552 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 35 min · 801 flights
- Evenings69% on time · p90 50 min · 1,233 flights
- Afternoons68% on time · p90 75 min · 935 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 82% on time.
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 582 flights
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 668 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 599 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 60 min · 671 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 40 min · 689 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 50 min · 668 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 35 min · 673 flights
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