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Route Reliability

Philadelphia → Indianapolis

PHL–IND · 588 miles · Philadelphia International Airport to Indianapolis International Airport

71
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
77%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min
Average arrival delay
3.4%
Cancelled
1,647
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 77% of the time across 1,647 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

PHL–IND flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 60% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

PHL–IND flights arrived on time 84% of the time on Wednesdays and just 69% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.4% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Ticking up lately.

PHL–IND flights arrived on time 82% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 76% 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
  • Mon77%(233 flights)
  • Tue82%(214 flights)
  • Wed84%(221 flights)
  • Thu75%(237 flights)
  • Fri76%(245 flights)
  • Sat77%(204 flights)
  • Sun69%(236 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM84%(284 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM85%(322 flights)
  • 12–3 PM76%(322 flights)
  • 3–6 PM70%(212 flights)
  • 6–9 PM74%(339 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM60%(111 flights)
On-time trend by month
79%
May

Jun 73% → May 79% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202573%162
July 202564%158
August 202574%154
September 202587%127
October 202575%170
November 202581%89
December 202561%98
January 202680%110
February 202686%103
March 202684%118
April 202683%142
May 202679%159

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Based on 1,647 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.