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 90-minute layover misses 2% of the time at 10 am and 1 time in 5 at 8 pm.

Nonstops


American	IND	PHX	3h 59m	84%	0.5%	621	Flying now
Southwest	IND	PHX	3h 55m	77%	0.2%	904	Flying now
Frontier	IND	PHX	–	100%few flights	0.0%	5	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


United Details →	IND 06:00 → ORD 06:20UA 3479 · flown by Republic	2h 42m Chicago	ORD 09:02 → PHX 11:03UA 2225	8h 03m	98%	91%
Southwest Details →	IND 06:40 → MDW 06:50WN 2133	1h 50m Chicago	MDW 08:40 → PHX 10:20WN 3016	6h 40m	96%	87%
Delta Details →	IND 17:25 → LAX 18:49DL 861	3h 46m Los Angeles	LAX 22:35 → PHX 00:10 +1DL 3827 · flown by SkyWest	9h 45m	99%	87%
American Details →	IND 07:00 → LAX 08:27AA 598	1h 33m Los Angeles	LAX 10:00 → PHX 11:28AA 1668	7h 28m	95%	87%
American Details →	IND 06:32 → CLT 08:15AA 2938	1h 25m Charlotte	CLT 09:40 → PHX 11:04AA 1986	7h 31m	97%	86%
United Details →	IND 07:05 → EWR 09:11UA 3567 · flown by Republic	2h 13m Newark	EWR 11:24 → PHX 13:39UA 370	9h 34m	99%	86%
Southwest Details →	IND 06:10 → DEN 06:50WN 1365	1h 50m Denver	DEN 08:40 → PHX 09:35WN 431	6h 25m	96%	86%
United Details →	IND 09:25 → IAH 11:02UA 6223 · flown by Mesa	3h 18m Houston	IAH 14:20 → PHX 15:10UA 1238	8h 45m	98%	85%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	IND 15:30 → CLT 17:20AA 1950	1h 03m Charlotte	CLT 18:23 → PHX 19:51AA 1073	7h 21m	66%	39%
Alaska Details →	IND 17:19 → SEA 19:09AS 500	46m Seattle	SEA 19:55 → PHX 22:53AS 632	8h 34m	50%	37%
American Details →	IND 20:42 → ORD 21:10AA 1951	1h 24m Chicago	ORD 22:34 → PHX 00:14 +1AA 2786	6h 31m	58%	27%

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

PHL · 1h 04m · leaves 06:45 4%

IAH · 1h 12m · leaves 07:00 9%

DTW · 50m · leaves 06:40 11%

Afternoon and evening

PHL · 50m · leaves 19:02 40%

DCA · 46m · leaves 14:52 49%

SEA · 46m · leaves 17:19 50%

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 3201 IND 16:21 → LAX United UA 5458 LAX 21:22 → PHX Connection details →	3h 37m	9h 38m	98%	90%
American AA 4362 IND 05:36 → ORD United UA 2225 ORD 09:02 → PHX Connection details →	3h 02m	8h 27m	99%	89%
Southwest WN 2125 IND 07:15 → LAS American AA 2004 LAS 09:56 → PHX Connection details →	1h 46m	6h 53m	93%	86%

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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