Historical on-time performance
Sarasota to Indianapolis
876 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SRQ–IND arrive on time 59% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate59%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay85 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.4%of scheduled flights
based on 41 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time59%Medianon timep9085 minCancel2.4%Flights41
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline41%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft46%
- Security2%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather100%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. 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 SRQ → 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 — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 5 min · 132 flights · limited
- Middays78% on time · p90 35 min · 336 flights
- Afternoons68% on time · p90 70 min · 282 flights
- Evenings66% on time · p90 75 min · 195 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 64% to 78% on time.
- Fridays78% on time · p90 40 min · 199 flights · limited
- Mondays72% on time · p90 75 min · 191 flights · limited
- Saturdays70% on time · p90 65 min · 358 flights
- Sundays64% on time · p90 50 min · 140 flights · limited
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