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Airport month · January 2026
Indianapolis International in January 2026
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.
In January 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 3,690 domestic departures from Indianapolis International (IND). 77.1% left less than 15 minutes late and 75.9% reached their destination on time; 4.4% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 75.6% of flights departed on time and 75.3% arrived on time, so IND departures were 1.5 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in January 2025, the airport had 3,485 departures with 82.3% leaving on time: a change of −5.2 points, with flights up 6%.
Flights arriving at IND that month were on time 74.4% of the time (3,698 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 32%, late-arriving aircraft 28% and national aviation system 20%.
- On time 75.9%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 19.4%
- Cancelled 4.4%
- Diverted 0.3%
January 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Jan 2026 | Jan 2025 | IND, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 77.1% | 82.3% | 79.4% | 75.6% |
| Arrived on time | 75.9% | 79.7% | 78.9% | 75.3% |
| Cancelled | 4.4% | 4.0% | 1.9% | 4.7% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 16.0 min | 11.3 min | 14.9 min | 16.7 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 123 | 116 | 133 | 18,133 |
| Scheduled departures | 3,690 | 3,485 | 48,559 | 544,003 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YX Republic Airline | 1,099 | 30% | 76.2% | 0.6 min | 6.0% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 1,008 | 27% | 79.7% | 0.1 min | 1.5% |
| AA American Airlines | 430 | 12% | 74.2% | 16.4 min | 8.4% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 325 | 9% | 82.2% | -3.4 min | 3.7% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 206 | 6% | 56.3% | 52.8 min | 3.4% |
| UA United Airlines | 174 | 5% | 75.3% | 4.8 min | 0.6% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 133 | 4% | 75.2% | -3.7 min | 5.3% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 111 | 3% | 71.2% | 15.1 min | 5.4% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 92 | 2% | 75.0% | -11.5 min | 12.0% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 55 | 1% | 76.4% | 4.5 min | 1.8% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 29 | 1% | 58.6% | 14.7 min | 6.9% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 28 | 1% | 75.0% | 14.4 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND–ORD | Indianapolis to Chicago | 360 | 70.0% | 18.5 min | 3.1% |
| IND–ATL | Indianapolis to Atlanta | 245 | 84.1% | -9.2 min | 4.9% |
| IND–MCO | Indianapolis to Orlando | 214 | 81.8% | -0.1 min | 1.9% |
| IND–EWR | Indianapolis to Newark | 184 | 83.7% | -6.8 min | 6.5% |
| IND–LGA | Indianapolis to New York | 183 | 74.9% | -0.4 min | 6.6% |
| IND–DEN | Indianapolis to Denver | 173 | 80.9% | 1.7 min | 1.2% |
| IND–BOS | Indianapolis to Boston | 169 | 77.5% | -1.1 min | 7.1% |
| IND–DCA | Indianapolis to Washington | 168 | 64.9% | 11.6 min | 8.9% |
| IND–CLT | Indianapolis to Charlotte | 150 | 74.7% | 9.6 min | 9.3% |
| IND–DFW | Indianapolis to Dallas/Fort Worth | 143 | 72.7% | 12.2 min | 12.6% |
| IND–MIA | Indianapolis to Miami | 122 | 73.0% | 13.0 min | 4.1% |
| IND–PHL | Indianapolis to Philadelphia | 119 | 74.8% | -1.9 min | 7.6% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left IND on time in January 2026?
77.1% of 3,690 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 75.9% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 75.6% and 75.3%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In January 2025, 82.3% of 3,485 departures left on time and 4.0% were cancelled, against 77.1% and 4.4% in January 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for January 2026; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for IND · methodology · corrections.