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Route Reliability

New York → Indianapolis

JFK–IND · 665 miles · John F. Kennedy International Airport to Indianapolis International Airport

65
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
77%
Arrive within 15 minutes
8 min
Average arrival delay
5.1%
Cancelled
2,036
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%1,064 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines74%972 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

JFK–IND flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 70% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

JFK–IND flights arrived on time 80% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 72%.

Delta Air Lines has a slight edge here.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 80% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 74%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 5.1% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

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
  • Mon79%(265 flights)
  • Tue80%(278 flights)
  • Wed78%(273 flights)
  • Thu78%(271 flights)
  • Fri77%(281 flights)
  • Sat77%(289 flights)
  • Sun72%(274 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM83%(29 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM85%(577 flights)
  • 12–3 PM80%(359 flights)
  • 3–6 PM70%(311 flights)
  • 6–9 PM72%(655 flights)
On-time trend by month
87%
May

Jun 62% → May 87% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202562%162
July 202568%158
August 202587%182
September 202584%183
October 202579%184
November 202579%171
December 202566%151
January 202671%159
February 202680%138
March 202678%145
April 202683%135
May 202687%163

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 2,036 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.