According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Indianapolis, IN (IND) ranks #41 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Indianapolis, IN posts below-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a high-volume U.S. airport.
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IND on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Late Aircraft.
Total delay minutes: 2,754,947.
Late Aircraft37.1% (1,023,108 min)
Carrier31.6% (869,209 min)
NAS (National Aviation System)26.5% (728,903 min)
Weather4.8% (130,974 min)
Security0.1% (2,753 min)
IND - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: November (94.1%) · worst: July (89.9%)
IND - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
IND - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 15.6 min · taxi-in 7 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
IND's average taxi-out (15.6 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 13.5 min (April 2024) to 20.7 min (December 2025).
Cancellation & Diversion Analysis
Flight disruption statistics for Indianapolis, IN.
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Indianapolis, IN, both outside Indiana so the neighborhoods are not same-state geography. Axes stay disjoint: volume peers exclude the on-time peer set. Same-state compare stays below.
The standout signal at Indianapolis, IN is traffic scale: 495,575 BTS flights (2020–2025) place it #41 of 382 by book size. That busy-book footprint sits beside a 82.7% on-time rate (3.7 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average), 85,672 delayed departures, and 5,837 cancellations (1.18% of the book).
Delay minutes concentrate in Late Aircraft (37.1% late-aircraft, 31.6% carrier, 26.5% NAS, 4.8% weather, 0.1% security). As a busy airport, that mix matters more for connection planning than for a thin schedule.
On the multi-year calendar, IND is strongest in November (94.1% on-time) and weakest in July (89.9%), a 4.2-point swing. Volume peaks in March (~7,709 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to ORD (Chicago) at 82.2% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Indianapolis, IN vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
82.7%Top 58%higher than 42% of 382 airports
Indianapolis, IN
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U.S. airports by on-time rate, bucketed by value
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Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data (2020–2025).
Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods. On-time rates exclude cancelled and diverted flights.
IND's on-time book is mid-pack; month and delay-cause mix move more than the headline rate.
Check the busiest route from IND before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in November rather than July if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 15.6 min here; check the monthly series before a tight connection. Taxi times →
On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers at this airport, not any single flight or airline.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Indianapolis, IN's on-time rate?
Indianapolis, IN (IND) has a 82.7% on-time rate across 495,575 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 3.7 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the below-median on-time performance.
How does IND rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Indianapolis, IN ranks #41 of 382 tracked US airports by total BTS flights (most flights = #1), making it a high-volume U.S. airport.
What's the most common cause of delays at Indianapolis, IN?
Late Aircraft is the leading delay cause at IND, accounting for 37.1% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 37.1% late-aircraft, 31.6% carrier, 26.5% NAS/air-traffic-control, 4.8% weather, and 0.1% security.
When is the best time to fly through Indianapolis, IN?
November is historically IND's strongest month at 94.1% on-time, while July is the weakest at 89.9%, a 4.2-point swing across the BTS historical record.
Data sourced from U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) On-Time Performance data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFlights