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


Delta	JFK	IND	2h 33m	81%	5.0%	1,064	Flying now
American	JFK	IND	2h 32m	78%	4.6%	972	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.


American Details →	JFK 06:30 → DCA 07:59AA 4538 · flown by Republic	4h 00m Washington	DCA 11:59 → IND 13:56AA 4407 · flown by Republic	7h 26m	99%	91%
American Details →	JFK 08:24 → BOS 09:48AA 4376 · flown by Republic	3h 47m Boston	BOS 13:35 → IND 16:14AA 4636 · flown by Republic	7h 54m	100%	87%
Delta Details →	JFK 06:00 → ATL 08:24DL 2286	2h 41m Atlanta	ATL 11:05 → IND 12:40DL 3013	6h 40m	99%	86%
American Details →	JFK 07:57 → ORD 10:05AA 4450 · flown by Republic	2h 44m Chicago	ORD 12:49 → IND 15:03AA 3596 · flown by Envoy	7h 06m	95%	82%
Delta Details →	JFK 11:33 → MSP 13:50DL 2414	1h 55m Minneapolis	MSP 15:45 → IND 18:22DL 1456	6h 49m	94%	82%
American Details →	JFK 05:59 → CLT 07:57AA 2643	59m Charlotte	CLT 08:56 → IND 10:35AA 1944	4h 36m	93%	81%
Delta Details →	JFK 09:50 → BOS 11:15DL 5733 · flown by Republic	2h 44m Boston	BOS 13:59 → IND 16:41DL 5627 · flown by Republic	6h 51m	97%	79%
Delta Details →	JFK 07:15 → MSP 09:26DL 2390	3h 29m Minneapolis	MSP 12:55 → IND 15:33DL 2910	8h 18m	96%	78%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	JFK 09:23 → DCA 10:59AA 4671 · flown by Republic	1h 00m Washington	DCA 11:59 → IND 13:56AA 4407 · flown by Republic	4h 33m	67%	61%
Delta Details →	JFK 19:29 → DTW 21:56DL 1253	54m Detroit	DTW 22:50 → IND 00:07 +1DL 5095 · flown by Endeavor	4h 38m	68%	43%

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 · 59m · leaves 05:59 7%

RDU · 1h 09m · leaves 08:51 13%

DCA · 1h 00m · leaves 09:23 33%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 1h 00m · leaves 19:00 20%

DTW · 54m · leaves 19:29 32%

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.


Delta DL 5750 JFK 08:35 → DCA American AA 4407 DCA 11:59 → IND Connection details →	1h 57m	5h 21m	94%	86%
JetBlue B6 905 JFK 07:05 → ORD American AA 3596 ORD 12:49 → IND Connection details →	3h 59m	7h 58m	99%	82%
Delta DL 5733 JFK 09:50 → BOS American AA 4636 BOS 13:35 → IND Connection details →	2h 20m	6h 28m	93%	80%

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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