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Route Reliability

Washington → Indianapolis

IAD–IND · 476 miles · Washington Dulles International Airport to Indianapolis International Airport

84
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min
Average arrival delay
1.1%
Cancelled
1,395
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 81% of the time across 1,395 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

IAD–IND flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 93% of the time, versus 74% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Saturday comes out ahead.

A small edge: 84% on time on Saturdays against 79% on Fridays.

Best historical flights

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

Top flights by on-time rate

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon82%(199 flights)
  • Tue82%(193 flights)
  • Wed80%(192 flights)
  • Thu83%(200 flights)
  • Fri79%(200 flights)
  • Sat84%(191 flights)
  • Sun79%(203 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM93%(333 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM—(1 flights)
  • 12–3 PM83%(358 flights)
  • 3–6 PM76%(385 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM74%(301 flights)
On-time trend by month
87%
May

Jun 72% → May 87% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202572%142
July 202569%118
August 202582%123
September 202587%119
October 202586%117
November 202583%117
December 202576%122
January 202690%93
February 202684%81
March 202676%114
April 202689%112
May 202687%120

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Based on 1,395 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.