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Route Reliability

New York → Indianapolis

LGA–IND · 660 miles · LaGuardia Airport to Indianapolis International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
76%
Arrive within 15 minutes
8 min
Average arrival delay
5.0%
Cancelled
2,957
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 Lines77%1,624 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines75%1,333 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

LGA–IND flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 65% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

LGA–IND flights arrived on time 81% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 71%.

Not much between Delta Air Lines and American Airlines.

On this route they all land within 75% to 77% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 5.0% 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
  • Mon76%(434 flights)
  • Tue79%(448 flights)
  • Wed81%(440 flights)
  • Thu71%(437 flights)
  • Fri78%(448 flights)
  • Sat80%(197 flights)
  • Sun71%(399 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM88%(465 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM79%(589 flights)
  • 12–3 PM79%(454 flights)
  • 3–6 PM75%(615 flights)
  • 6–9 PM65%(592 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM66%(88 flights)
On-time trend by month
84%
May

Jun 66% → May 84% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202566%226
July 202569%218
August 202586%240
September 202590%264
October 202568%273
November 202570%232
December 202567%213
January 202680%217
February 202678%203
March 202669%225
April 202685%245
May 202684%247

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 2,957 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.