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

No clear winner: airlines and hours on this route all land within a few points of 77% on time.

Nonstops


American	CLT	IND	1h 43m	77%	1.5%	1,938	Flying now
Spirit	CLT	IND	1h 43m	94%few flights	10.0%	20	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. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


American Details →	CLT 08:00 → DCA 09:29AA 1977	2h 30m Washington	DCA 11:59 → IND 13:56AA 4407 · flown by Republic	5h 56m	99%	90%
Southwest Details →	CLT 06:35 → BNA 07:00WN 1167	3h 05m Nashville	BNA 10:05 → IND 12:20WN 537	5h 45m	98%	88%
Delta Details →	CLT 06:59 → ATL 08:13DL 2275	2h 52m Atlanta	ATL 11:05 → IND 12:40DL 3013	5h 41m	100%	88%
Delta Details →	CLT 09:42 → DTW 11:30DL 1639	2h 30m Detroit	DTW 14:00 → IND 15:19DL 5846 · flown by Republic	5h 37m	98%	88%
American Details →	CLT 08:55 → BOS 11:08AA 1533	2h 27m Boston	BOS 13:35 → IND 16:14AA 4636 · flown by Republic	7h 23m	100%	87%
Delta Details →	CLT 11:12 → MSP 12:59DL 1827	2h 46m Minneapolis	MSP 15:45 → IND 18:22DL 1456	7h 10m	98%	86%
American Details →	CLT 07:46 → ORD 09:02AA 2843	3h 47m Chicago	ORD 12:49 → IND 15:03AA 3596 · flown by Envoy	7h 17m	100%	86%
Delta Details →	CLT 05:30 → ATL 06:42DL 3186	2h 17m Atlanta	ATL 08:59 → IND 10:31DL 2952	5h 03m	99%	84%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	CLT 11:39 → LGA 13:35AA 2033	49m New York	LGA 14:24 → IND 16:46AA 4600 · flown by Republic	5h 07m	56%	40%
American Details →	CLT 18:26 → ORD 19:51AA 2488	54m Chicago	ORD 20:45 → IND 23:05AA 4594 · flown by Republic	4h 38m	39%	30%
American Details →	CLT 15:25 → ORD 16:46AA 2907	1h 04m Chicago	ORD 17:50 → IND 20:00AA 1951	4h 36m	57%	24%

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

ATL · 48m · leaves 05:30 7%

IAD · 55m · leaves 06:00 9%

PHL · 58m · leaves 05:45 9%

Afternoon and evening

LGA · 47m · leaves 17:05 54%

BWI · 1h 00m · leaves 19:50 56%

ORD · 54m · leaves 18:26 61%

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 1781 CLT 11:15 → DTW Delta DL 5826 DTW 16:00 → IND Connection details →	2h 59m	6h 05m	97%	83%
American AA 5081 CLT 07:10 → BNA Southwest WN 537 BNA 10:05 → IND Connection details →	2h 17m	5h 10m	94%	82%
American AA 2153 CLT 11:15 → MSP Delta DL 1456 MSP 15:45 → IND Connection details →	2h 51m	7h 07m	94%	82%

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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