Route Reliability
Indianapolis → Washington
IND–DCA · 500 miles · Indianapolis International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- 75%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 12 min
- Average arrival delay
- 4.2%
- Cancelled
- 2,026
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 75% of the time across 2,026 flights. No comparison to make.
What the data says
Morning flights do better here.
IND–DCA flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 53% between 12–3 PM.
Wednesdays have been rough.
IND–DCA flights arrived on time 88% of the time on Saturdays and just 70% on Wednesdays. That gap is worth planning around.
Keep a backup plan handy.
This route was cancelled 4.2% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.
Ticking up lately.
IND–DCA flights arrived on time 75% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 69% 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
- Mon75%(288 flights)
- Tue77%(299 flights)
- Wed70%(293 flights)
- Thu73%(288 flights)
- Fri71%(293 flights)
- Sat88%(189 flights)
- Sun73%(285 flights)
- 3–6 AM—(2 flights)
- 6–9 AM86%(581 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM85%(439 flights)
- 12–3 PM53%(149 flights)
- 3–6 PM67%(325 flights)
- 6–9 PM54%(285 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM75%(154 flights)
Jun 73% → May 81% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 73% | 165 |
| July 2025 | 71% | 153 |
| August 2025 | 80% | 168 |
| September 2025 | 82% | 170 |
| October 2025 | 79% | 177 |
| November 2025 | 76% | 158 |
| December 2025 | 63% | 146 |
| January 2026 | 72% | 153 |
| February 2026 | 71% | 144 |
| March 2026 | 64% | 166 |
| April 2026 | 79% | 167 |
| May 2026 | 81% | 168 |
Same trip, other airports
Keep nerding
Based on 2,026 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.