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Route Reliability

Indianapolis → Dallas–Fort Worth

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

75
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
80%
Arrive within 15 minutes
11 min
Average arrival delay
2.8%
Cancelled
2,051
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.American Airlines80%1,897 flights
  2. 2.Frontier Airlines78%110 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.

IND–DFW flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 60% between 6–9 PM.

Skip Monday if you can.

IND–DFW flights arrived on time 87% of the time on Tuesdays. On Mondays: 74%.

Not much between American Airlines and Frontier Airlines.

On this route they all land within 78% to 80% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

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%(304 flights)
  • Tue87%(257 flights)
  • Wed84%(250 flights)
  • Thu83%(309 flights)
  • Fri80%(312 flights)
  • Sat79%(240 flights)
  • Sun74%(314 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM86%(167 flights)
  • 6–9 AM86%(598 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM85%(393 flights)
  • 12–3 PM86%(228 flights)
  • 3–6 PM75%(273 flights)
  • 6–9 PM60%(316 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM64%(11 flights)
On-time trend by month
86%
May

Jun 67% → May 86% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202567%176
July 202567%183
August 202577%189
September 202583%195
October 202589%206
November 202584%165
December 202569%146
January 202685%125
February 202692%130
March 202678%153
April 202685%157
May 202686%161

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Based on 2,051 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.