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Route Reliability

Indianapolis → Boston

IND–BOS · 818 miles · Indianapolis International Airport to Boston Logan International Airport

76
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
6 min
Average arrival delay
2.6%
Cancelled
2,014
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Delta Air Lines80%961 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines76%1,034 flights

Not enough history to rank: Allegiant Air (19 flights). We rank airlines only after 100 flights on the route.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

IND–BOS flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 63% between 3–6 PM.

Tuesday is the weak spot.

IND–BOS flights arrived on time 89% of the time on Saturdays. On Tuesdays: 75%.

Delta Air Lines has a slight edge here.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 80% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 76%.

Ticking up lately.

IND–BOS flights arrived on time 87% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 80% in the three months before that.

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
  • Mon75%(285 flights)
  • Tue75%(298 flights)
  • Wed82%(297 flights)
  • Thu77%(305 flights)
  • Fri77%(301 flights)
  • Sat89%(200 flights)
  • Sun75%(275 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM91%(604 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM86%(364 flights)
  • 12–3 PM70%(360 flights)
  • 3–6 PM63%(357 flights)
  • 6–9 PM67%(258 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM78%(18 flights)
On-time trend by month
87%
May

Jun 76% → May 87% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202576%173
July 202569%171
August 202581%169
September 202562%156
October 202564%170
November 202584%159
December 202574%158
January 202683%157
February 202683%144
March 202685%170
April 202688%168
May 202687%166

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Based on 2,014 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.