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 4 in 5 on time.

Nonstops


American	IND	LGA	2h 07m	81%	4.1%	1,354	Flying now
Delta	IND	LGA	2h 05m	80%	4.3%	1,624	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach New York on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest Details →	IND 06:40 → MDW 06:50WN 2133	1h 15m Chicago	MDW 08:05 → LGA 11:20WN 2038	4h 40m	93%	88%
Delta Details →	IND 08:05 → ATL 09:44DL 1901	1h 46m Atlanta	ATL 11:30 → LGA 13:44DL 467	5h 39m	99%	83%
United Details →	IND 06:00 → ORD 06:20UA 3479 · flown by Republic	1h 40m Chicago	ORD 08:00 → LGA 11:17UA 2092	5h 17m	98%	83%
Delta Details →	IND 06:00 → ATL 07:39DL 3105	2h 51m Atlanta	ATL 10:30 → LGA 12:44DL 371	6h 44m	99%	82%
American Details →	IND 09:47 → CLT 11:30AA 2615	1h 37m Charlotte	CLT 13:07 → LGA 15:05AA 2036	5h 18m	100%	79%
American Details →	IND 06:00 → DCA 07:50AA 4626 · flown by Republic	2h 09m Washington	DCA 09:59 → LGA 11:25AA 4491 · flown by Republic	5h 25m	98%	79%
Delta Details →	IND 06:40 → DTW 07:55DL 4924 · flown by Endeavor	2h 10m Detroit	DTW 10:05 → LGA 11:50DL 2589	5h 10m	98%	79%
Delta Details →	IND 07:00 → MSP 07:50DL 2757	2h 15m Minneapolis	MSP 10:05 → LGA 13:46DL 2764	6h 46m	98%	78%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	IND 19:36 → DTW 20:55DL 5034 · flown by Endeavor	55m Detroit	DTW 21:50 → LGA 23:41DL 2603	4h 05m	67%	45%
Delta Details →	IND 18:00 → BOS 20:35DL 5647 · flown by Republic	1h 25m Boston	BOS 22:00 → LGA 23:23DL 5840 · flown by Republic	5h 23m	70%	42%
American Details →	IND 13:36 → DFW 15:03AA 1955	53m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 15:56 → LGA 20:29AA 2028	6h 54m	74%	26%

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

CLT · 1h 05m · leaves 06:32 5%

MIA · 1h 06m · leaves 06:00 6%

ORD · 59m · leaves 05:36 6%

Afternoon and evening

DFW · 53m · leaves 13:36 26%

ORD · 1h 12m · leaves 16:25 28%

DTW · 55m · leaves 19:36 33%

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.


United UA 3479 IND 06:00 → ORD Delta DL 2252 ORD 09:35 → LGA Connection details →	3h 15m	6h 56m	98%	83%
Southwest WN 2111 IND 07:00 → BNA Delta DL 5688 BNA 09:25 → LGA Connection details →	2h 15m	5h 59m	96%	83%
Southwest WN 370 IND 05:30 → FLL JetBlue B6 172 FLL 10:38 → LGA Connection details →	2h 28m	8h 02m	100%	81%

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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