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 4% of the time at 8 am and almost half the time at 7 pm.

Nonstops


American	DCA	IND	2h 00m	78%	3.4%	2,023	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.


Southwest Details →	DCA 06:00 → MCO 08:20WN 4580	1h 30m Orlando	MCO 09:50 → IND 12:12WN 4655	6h 12m	98%	91%
Southwest Details →	DCA 06:10 → BNA 07:00WN 1425	3h 05m Nashville	BNA 10:05 → IND 12:20WN 537	6h 10m	98%	87%
American Details →	DCA 08:25 → ORD 10:00AA 4360 · flown by Republic	2h 49m Chicago	ORD 12:49 → IND 15:03AA 3596 · flown by Envoy	6h 38m	100%	86%
Delta Details →	DCA 09:39 → DTW 11:14DL 1558	2h 46m Detroit	DTW 14:00 → IND 15:19DL 5846 · flown by Republic	5h 40m	98%	86%
American Details →	DCA 05:00 → CLT 06:26AA 365	2h 30m Charlotte	CLT 08:56 → IND 10:35AA 1944	5h 35m	99%	85%
Delta Details →	DCA 06:00 → ATL 07:48DL 410	3h 17m Atlanta	ATL 11:05 → IND 12:40DL 3013	6h 40m	99%	85%
American Details →	DCA 09:40 → BOS 11:24AA 4691 · flown by Republic	2h 11m Boston	BOS 13:35 → IND 16:14AA 4636 · flown by Republic	6h 38m	97%	84%
Delta Details →	DCA 12:00 → MSP 13:45DL 2958	2h 00m Minneapolis	MSP 15:45 → IND 18:22DL 1456	6h 22m	95%	82%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	DCA 14:56 → LGA 16:33AA 4773 · flown by Republic	1h 07m New York	LGA 17:40 → IND 20:12AA 4793 · flown by Republic	5h 16m	70%	45%
American Details →	DCA 20:06 → ORD 21:42AA 2903	48m Chicago	ORD 22:30 → IND 00:51 +1AA 4363 · flown by Republic	4h 45m	67%	43%
United Details →	DCA 19:10 → ORD 20:32UA 1193	53m Chicago	ORD 21:25 → IND 23:44UA 3660 · flown by Republic	4h 34m	49%	34%

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 · 1h 11m · leaves 06:00 4%

DTW · 1h 00m · leaves 06:00 6%

IAH · 1h 14m · leaves 08:20 6%

Afternoon and evening

LGA · 59m · leaves 17:40 50%

ORD · 53m · leaves 19:10 51%

MCO · 1h 00m · leaves 17:25 68%

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 5550 DCA 08:20 → DTW Delta DL 5846 DTW 14:00 → IND Connection details →	3h 55m	6h 59m	100%	87%
Southwest WN 4969 DCA 06:55 → ATL Delta DL 3013 ATL 11:05 → IND Connection details →	2h 15m	5h 45m	97%	86%
Delta DL 5687 DCA 08:29 → BOS American AA 4636 BOS 13:35 → IND Connection details →	3h 21m	7h 49m	98%	85%

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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