Historical on-time performance
San Francisco to Indianapolis
Flights on SFO–IND arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 500 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.2%Flights500
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline36%
- Weather1%
- 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
- Airline100%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 1 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 SFO → IND
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 74% to 85% on time.
- Middays85% on time · p90 30 min · 368 flights
- Mornings82% on time · p90 30 min · 146 flights · limited
- Overnights79% on time · p90 30 min · 638 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 60 min · 212 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 85% on time.
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 174 flights · limited
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 35 min · 171 flights · limited
- Fridays83% on time · p90 50 min · 200 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 182 flights · limited
- Mondays79% on time · p90 45 min · 211 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 40 min · 213 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 35 min · 213 flights
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