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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 IND → MCI flights land within a few points of 87% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)

Nonstop details →
Southwest IND MCI 1h 35m 87% 0.6% 350 Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Kansas City on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Kansas City is 1 h behind Indianapolis). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.
SouthwestDetails → IND 06:10 → DEN 06:50WN 1365 3h 10m Denver DEN 10:00 → MCI 12:45WN 3114 7h 35m 96% 94%
SouthwestDetails → IND 05:35 → BWI 07:10WN 2113 1h 05m Baltimore BWI 08:15 → MCI 09:58WN 4215 5h 22m 95% 91%
SouthwestDetails → IND 06:40 → MDW 06:50WN 2133 1h 10m Chicago MDW 08:00 → MCI 09:30WN 2808 3h 50m 93% 91%
DeltaDetails → IND 08:05 → ATL 09:44DL 1901 3h 40m Atlanta ATL 13:24 → MCI 14:32DL 1443 7h 27m 100% 88%
Southwest + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails → IND 09:35 → DEN 10:15WN 2118 3h 25m Denver DEN 13:40 → MCI 16:22UA 586 7h 47m 100% 88%
DeltaDetails → IND 12:18 → MSP 13:04DL 2456 2h 16m Minneapolis MSP 15:20 → MCI 16:47DL 1630 5h 30m 98% 86%
DeltaDetails → IND 06:00 → ATL 07:39DL 3105 2h 26m Atlanta ATL 10:05 → MCI 11:16DL 2908 6h 16m 99% 85%
AmericanDetails → IND 06:01 → DFW 07:32AA 2782 2h 28m Dallas-Fort Worth DFW 10:00 → MCI 11:44AA 3661 · flown by Envoy 6h 43m 98% 85%
Tight connection: often missed
SouthwestDetails → IND 13:10 → DEN 13:50WN 2119 55m Denver DEN 14:45 → MCI 17:25WN 1587 5h 15m 74% 37%
UnitedDetails → IND 18:33 → ORD 19:00UA 5435 · flown by SkyWest 1h 05m Chicago ORD 20:05 → MCI 21:54UA 1851 4h 21m 74% 36%
UnitedDetails → IND 20:10 → ORD 20:37UA 3657 · flown by Republic 48m Chicago ORD 21:25 → MCI 23:17UA 4723 · flown by SkyWest 4h 07m 61% 29%

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
SLC · 1h 19m · leaves 07:40 4%
BWI · 1h 05m · leaves 05:35 5%
BNA · 1h 00m · leaves 07:00 7%
Afternoon and evening
ORD · 1h 05m · leaves 18:33 26%
DCA · 1h 09m · leaves 17:09 27%
DFW · 1h 00m · leaves 20:19 42%

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