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Route Reliability

Dallas–Fort Worth → Indianapolis

DFW–IND · 761 miles · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to Indianapolis International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
70%
Arrive within 15 minutes
16 min
Average arrival delay
2.7%
Cancelled
2,050
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.Frontier Airlines86%110 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines68%1,896 flights

Not enough history to rank: Spirit Airlines (44 flights). We rank airlines only after 100 flights on the route.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

DFW–IND flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 53% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

DFW–IND flights arrived on time 74% of the time on Mondays. On Sundays: 64%.

Frontier Airlines has a clear lead on this route.

Frontier Airlines arrived on time 86% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 68%.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon74%(301 flights)
  • Tue71%(259 flights)
  • Wed71%(253 flights)
  • Thu69%(312 flights)
  • Fri70%(312 flights)
  • Sat68%(238 flights)
  • Sun64%(314 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM87%(400 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM83%(371 flights)
  • 12–3 PM70%(269 flights)
  • 3–6 PM58%(447 flights)
  • 6–9 PM57%(393 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM53%(109 flights)
On-time trend by month
71%
May

Jun 59% → May 71% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202559%177
July 202556%183
August 202563%191
September 202575%195
October 202580%206
November 202570%165
December 202564%145
January 202674%125
February 202681%131
March 202671%153
April 202673%158
May 202671%160

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 2,050 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.