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

No clear winner: Southwest’s DAL → IND flights land within a few points of 3 in 4 on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Southwest	DAL	IND	2h 05m	75%	1.3%	675	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Indianapolis on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Indianapolis is 1 h ahead of Dallas). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest + Americantwo ticketsDetails →	DAL 06:10 → DCA 10:00WN 3351	1h 59m Washington	DCA 11:59 → IND 13:56AA 4407 · flown by Republic	6h 46m	98%	93%
Southwest Details →	DAL 06:00 → PHX 06:28WN 1379	1h 57m Phoenix	PHX 08:25 → IND 14:50WN 3186	7h 50m	100%	89%
Southwest + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	DAL 06:00 → DEN 07:00WN 1296	2h 58m Denver	DEN 09:58 → IND 14:35UA 1522	7h 35m	100%	87%
Southwest + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	DAL 06:00 → ATL 09:05WN 1261	2h 00m Atlanta	ATL 11:05 → IND 12:40DL 3013	5h 40m	98%	87%
Southwest Details →	DAL 06:00 → MDW 08:15WN 1355	1h 50m Chicago	MDW 10:05 → IND 12:08WN 3877	5h 07m	100%	84%
Southwest Details →	DAL 06:05 → MCO 09:45WN 1434	1h 30m Orlando	MCO 11:15 → IND 13:40WN 4721	6h 35m	100%	82%
Southwest Details →	DAL 11:05 → AUS 12:05WN 930	3h 15m Austin	AUS 15:20 → IND 18:45WN 927	6h 40m	100%	81%
Southwest Details →	DAL 08:35 → MCI 10:10WN 1343	3h 20m Kansas City	MCI 13:30 → IND 16:00WN 1432	6h 25m	100%	79%
Tight connection: often missed
Southwest Details →	DAL 09:45 → DEN 10:45WN 1300	55m Denver	DEN 11:40 → IND 16:10WN 1553	5h 25m	71%	42%
Southwest Details →	DAL 17:55 → BNA 19:45WN 277	50m Nashville	BNA 20:35 → IND 22:50WN 539	3h 55m	23%	14%
Southwest Details →	DAL 11:50 → SAN 12:45WN 1394	50m San Diego	SAN 13:35 → IND 20:35WN 3505	7h 45m	15%	10%

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

HOU · 1h 05m · leaves 07:30 7%

BNA · 1h 15m · leaves 07:05 16%

BWI · 50m · leaves 06:00 24%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 59m · leaves 18:40 23%

TPA · 1h 15m · leaves 16:10 34%

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.

The table above includes two-ticket connections (marked “two tickets”), held to the 90-minute minimum. One ticket only →

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