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Route Reliability

Los Angeles → Indianapolis

LAXIND · 1,814 miles · Los Angeles International Airport to Indianapolis International Airport

86
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
82%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min
Average arrival delay
0.5%
Cancelled
848
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 Lines91%334 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines75%442 flights

Not enough history to rank: Spirit Airlines (43 flights), Allegiant Air (21 flights), Southwest Airlines (8 flights). We rank airlines only after 100 flights on the route.

What the data says

The late departure is the smart one here.

LAX–IND flights departing between 9 PM–12 AM arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 55% between 3–6 PM.

Skip Saturday if you can.

LAX–IND flights arrived on time 88% of the time on Fridays. On Saturdays: 73%.

Delta Air Lines has a clear lead on this route.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 91% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 75%.

Slipping a little lately.

LAX–IND flights arrived on time 78% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 85% 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%(131 flights)
  • Tue84%(99 flights)
  • Wed86%(107 flights)
  • Thu80%(137 flights)
  • Fri88%(137 flights)
  • Sat73%(86 flights)
  • Sun85%(144 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM87%(62 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM82%(582 flights)
  • 12–3 PM78%(51 flights)
  • 3–6 PM55%(42 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM89%(104 flights)
On-time trend by month
75%
May

Jun 84% → May 75% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202584%74
July 202588%74
August 202578%71
September 202581%63
October 202582%65
November 202584%55
December 202587%67
January 202682%68
February 202685%65
March 202682%79
April 202678%77
May 202675%83

Based on 848 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.