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 one-hour layover misses 6% of the time at 8 am and 2 times in 5 at 7 pm.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Delta	LAX	IND	4h 06m	92%	0.6%	336	Flying now
American	LAX	IND	4h 06m	72%	0.6%	491	Flying now
Allegiant	LAX	IND	–	100%few flights	0.0%	3	Not flying now
Spirit	LAX	IND	4h 03m	81%few flights	0.0%	26	Not flying now
Southwest	LAX	IND	–	50%few flights	0.0%	8	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Southwest Details →	LAX 22:05 → MCO 06:00WN 2409	3h 50m Orlando	MCO 09:50 → IND 12:12 +1WN 4655	11h 07m	100%	94%
Southwest Details →	LAX 05:05 → PHX 06:30WN 116	1h 55m Phoenix	PHX 08:25 → IND 14:50WN 3186	6h 45m	100%	92%
Southwest Details →	LAX 05:35 → LAS 06:50WN 2403	2h 10m Las Vegas	LAS 09:00 → IND 15:40WN 3258	7h 05m	100%	89%
Delta Details →	LAX 21:45 → ATL 05:01DL 783	2h 29m Atlanta	ATL 07:30 → IND 09:00 +1DL 3125	8h 15m	98%	89%
United Details →	LAX 00:51 → IAH 06:12UA 491	1h 13m Houston	IAH 07:25 → IND 10:54UA 6162 · flown by Mesa	7h 03m	96%	88%
United Details →	LAX 21:30 → IAD 05:36UA 2632	2h 48m Dulles	IAD 08:24 → IND 10:13 +1UA 3561 · flown by Republic	9h 43m	98%	88%
United Details →	LAX 05:00 → DEN 08:22UA 1010	1h 36m Denver	DEN 09:58 → IND 14:35UA 1522	6h 35m	100%	87%
Delta Details →	LAX 06:25 → MSP 11:59DL 792	3h 46m Minneapolis	MSP 15:45 → IND 18:22DL 1456	8h 57m	100%	87%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	LAX 10:45 → ORD 17:04UA 2113	51m Chicago	ORD 17:55 → IND 20:13UA 3455 · flown by Republic	6h 28m	64%	45%
United Details →	LAX 10:20 → EWR 19:04UA 2127	49m Newark	EWR 19:53 → IND 22:15UA 3705 · flown by Republic	8h 55m	61%	44%
American Details →	LAX 13:25 → ORD 19:59AA 3134	46m Chicago	ORD 20:45 → IND 23:05AA 4594 · flown by Republic	6h 39m	46%	35%

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

ORD · 1h 20m · leaves 05:10 2%

IAH · 1h 13m · leaves 00:51 4%

PHX · 59m · leaves 06:19 6%

Afternoon and evening

HOU · 1h 20m · leaves 14:10 51%

ORD · 46m · leaves 13:25 54%

LAS · 50m · leaves 17:00 80%

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.


American AA 1118 LAX 21:55 → MCO Southwest WN 4655 MCO 09:50 → IND Connection details →	3h 54m	11h 17m	98%	93%
United UA 1962 LAX 23:30 → ORD American AA 843 ORD 09:30 → IND Connection details →	3h 44m	9h 10m	100%	90%
American AA 2149 LAX 23:59 → BNA Southwest WN 537 BNA 10:05 → IND Connection details →	3h 57m	9h 21m	99%	89%

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