Sun, Oct 4 has passed, so this is the 12-month record.

Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Connect in the morning. The same 50-minute layover misses 6% of the time at 12 pm and 30% of the time at 8 pm.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Delta	IND	LAX	4h 33m	87%	0.6%	337	Flying now
American	IND	LAX	4h 43m	84%	0.8%	491	Flying now
Spirit	IND	LAX	4h 38m	77%few flights	0.0%	26	Not flying now
Southwest	IND	LAX	–	60%few flights	0.0%	5	Not flying now
Allegiant	IND	LAX	–	0%few flights	0.0%	3	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Los Angeles on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Los Angeles is 3 h behind Indianapolis). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Delta Details →	IND 08:05 → ATL 09:44DL 1901	1h 46m Atlanta	ATL 11:30 → LAX 13:05DL 326	8h 03m	99%	92%
Southwest Details →	IND 05:10 → MCO 07:25WN 2129	1h 55m Orlando	MCO 09:20 → LAX 11:25WN 4495	9h 15m	100%	88%
Southwest Details →	IND 06:10 → DEN 06:50WN 1365	2h 45m Denver	DEN 09:35 → LAX 11:05WN 1569	7h 55m	96%	88%
United Details →	IND 10:11 → IAD 11:55UA 3709 · flown by Republic	3h 20m Dulles	IAD 15:15 → LAX 17:47UA 684	10h 36m	99%	87%
Alaska Details →	IND 07:04 → SEA 08:52AS 625	3h 46m Seattle	SEA 12:38 → LAX 15:25AS 502	11h 21m	99%	87%
Delta Details →	IND 07:00 → ATL 08:42DL 3106	3h 53m Atlanta	ATL 12:35 → LAX 14:15DL 895	10h 15m	99%	87%
American Details →	IND 06:32 → CLT 08:15AA 2938	3h 41m Charlotte	CLT 11:56 → LAX 13:55AA 1213	10h 23m	98%	87%
Delta Details →	IND 06:40 → BOS 09:07DL 5631 · flown by Republic	1h 48m Boston	BOS 10:55 → LAX 14:07DL 2004	10h 27m	99%	86%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	IND 17:15 → JFK 19:39DL 4984 · flown by Endeavor	46m New York	JFK 20:25 → LAX 23:41DL 752	9h 26m	70%	46%
American Details →	IND 16:45 → JFK 19:10AA 4456 · flown by Republic	50m New York	JFK 20:00 → LAX 23:24AA 117	9h 39m	59%	39%
American Details →	IND 20:42 → ORD 21:10AA 1951	1h 20m Chicago	ORD 22:30 → LAX 00:52 +1AA 1209	7h 10m	56%	26%

Same layover, different day-part

How often the first flight arrives too late to connect (45 min minimum), for one-ticket layovers of 45–80 minutes.

Morning

IAD · 1h 15m · leaves 10:11 3%

ATL · 52m · leaves 10:07 6%

PHX · 55m · leaves 06:20 6%

Afternoon and evening

DFW · 47m · leaves 20:19 52%

PHX · 50m · leaves 21:15 61%

SFO · 50m · leaves 19:59 82%

Delays build through the day, so an afternoon first leg eats the layover. A short connection is fine early in the morning and a gamble later on.

Mixing airlines

One ticketMiss it and the airline rebooks you; bags go through. 45 min is enough.

Separate ticketsMiss it and you buy a new ticket. Re-check bags, clear security again: we require 90 min.


Southwest WN 2125 IND 07:15 → LAS United UA 203 LAS 10:45 → LAX Connection details →	2h 35m	7h 50m	98%	92%
Southwest WN 2129 IND 05:10 → MCO Delta DL 504 MCO 09:45 → LAX Connection details →	2h 20m	9h 49m	100%	91%
Southwest WN 2118 IND 09:35 → DEN United UA 774 DEN 13:26 → LAX Connection details →	3h 11m	8h 22m	100%	91%

Rank all connections, any airlines →

Regional partners count as the airline that sells them: SkyWest flying Delta Connection is one Delta ticket.

How these are worked out. Makes the connection: share of the last year’s flights where the first flight arrived with at least 45 minutes to spare (90 on separate tickets). Arrives on time: first flight not cancelled × connection made × second flight not cancelled and arriving within 15 minutes. Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.

About this data: US DOT on-time records, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, all US airlines; regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Schedules (which flights and connections exist, and their times) are as of Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026; seasonal flights outside that window aren’t ranked. Rebuilt monthly. JSON