Historical on-time performance
Tampa to Indianapolis
837 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on TPA–IND arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.0%of scheduled flights
based on 907 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.0%Flights907
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline24%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft62%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline33%
- Weather11%
- Air traffic (NAS)56%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS). Shares are among 9 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 TPA → 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 — 93% on time.
- Mornings93% on time · p90 on time · 1,253 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 50 min · 508 flights
- Evenings70% on time · p90 65 min · 546 flights
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 60 min · 603 flights
- Overnights59% on time · p90 95 min · 518 flights
Best day of week
Tuesdays are the most reliable day to fly this route — 85% on time.
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 30 min · 402 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 40 min · 511 flights
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 394 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 40 min · 519 flights
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 594 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 55 min · 502 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 55 min · 506 flights
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