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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

Connect in the morning. The same 70-minute layover misses 3% of the time at 12 pm and 1 time in 5 at 4 pm.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)

Nonstop details →
Alaska IND SEA 4h 50m 76% 1.4% 564 Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

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

Southwest + Deltatwo ticketsDetails → IND 05:55 → AUS 07:25WN 2108 3h 54m Austin AUS 11:19 → SEA 13:54DL 1684 10h 59m 100% 94%
UnitedDetails → IND 05:35 → IAD 07:19UA 6210 · flown by Mesa 1h 41m Dulles IAD 09:00 → SEA 11:51UA 2101 9h 16m 98% 90%
Southwest + Deltatwo ticketsDetails → IND 06:20 → PHX 07:00WN 4137 2h 20m Phoenix PHX 09:20 → SEA 12:35DL 2374 9h 15m 100% 90%
American + Alaskatwo ticketsDetails → IND 16:21 → LAX 17:45AA 3201 3h 27m Los Angeles LAX 21:12 → SEA 23:59AS 495 10h 38m 97% 89%
Delta + Alaskatwo ticketsDetails → IND 07:40 → SLC 09:15DL 2137 3h 36m Salt Lake City SLC 12:51 → SEA 14:04AS 664 9h 24m 100% 87%
Southwest + Deltatwo ticketsDetails → IND 07:15 → LAS 08:10WN 2125 2h 49m Las Vegas LAS 10:59 → SEA 13:51DL 2922 9h 36m 98% 87%
Delta + Alaskatwo ticketsDetails → IND 11:34 → AUS 13:13DL 4101 · flown by SkyWest 3h 04m Austin AUS 16:17 → SEA 18:47AS 503 10h 13m 100% 86%
American + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails → IND 07:00 → LAX 08:27AA 598 3h 16m Los Angeles LAX 11:43 → SEA 14:36UA 325 10h 36m 97% 86%
Tight connection: often missed
DeltaDetails → IND 10:30 → DTW 11:45DL 4875 · flown by Endeavor 46m Detroit DTW 12:31 → SEA 14:30DL 728 7h 00m 67% 51%
AmericanDetails → IND 17:23 → DFW 18:57AA 1956 1h 16m Dallas-Fort Worth DFW 20:13 → SEA 22:26AA 2003 8h 03m 71% 35%
AmericanDetails → IND 20:42 → ORD 21:10AA 1951 1h 05m Chicago ORD 22:15 → SEA 00:52 +1AA 1459 7h 10m 47% 20%

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.

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