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Airport month · February 2026

Indianapolis International in February 2026

81.2%departed on time

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 February 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 3,457 domestic departures from Indianapolis International (IND). 81.2% left less than 15 minutes late and 80.9% reached their destination on time; 2.6% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 78.1% of flights departed on time and 78.3% arrived on time, so IND departures were 3.1 points above the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in February 2025, the airport had 3,300 departures with 84.7% leaving on time: a change of −3.5 points, with flights up 5%.

Flights arriving at IND that month were on time 76.6% of the time (3,458 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 40%, late-arriving aircraft 34% and national aviation system 22%.

Every scheduled departure from IND in February 2026, judged by arrival at the destination.

February 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation

MeasureFeb 2026Feb 2025IND, 12 months to Jul 2026All reported flights, Feb 2026
Departed on time81.2%84.7%79.4%78.1%
Arrived on time80.9%80.0%78.9%78.3%
Cancelled2.6%1.5%1.9%2.3%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)11.2 min11.0 min14.9 min15.0 min
Scheduled departures a day11511013317,168
Scheduled departures3,4573,30048,559515,037

Airlines that month

Reporting carrierFlightsShareOn timeAvg arrival delayCancelled
YX Republic Airline96928%78.9%-2.6 min6.6%
WN Southwest Airlines93927%82.1%-1.2 min0.7%
AA American Airlines41812%81.6%1.6 min1.4%
DL Delta Air Lines2989%88.3%-6.3 min1.0%
OO SkyWest Airlines2146%74.3%11.8 min0.0%
UA United Airlines1936%82.9%2.5 min0.5%
NK Spirit Airlines1214%82.6%-7.7 min4.1%
G4 Allegiant Air973%84.5%4.2 min0.0%
MQ Envoy Air812%75.3%4.0 min0.0%
F9 Frontier Airlines632%71.4%2.5 min0.0%
OH PSA Airlines381%84.2%-17.0 min7.9%
AS Alaska Airlines261%69.2%9.3 min0.0%

Busiest routes that month

RouteCitiesFlightsOn timeAvg arrival delayCancelled
IND–ORDIndianapolis to Chicago39877.4%6.2 min0.0%
IND–ATLIndianapolis to Atlanta23086.1%-6.6 min0.4%
IND–MCOIndianapolis to Orlando21085.7%-7.1 min1.0%
IND–LGAIndianapolis to New York17280.8%-3.4 min8.1%
IND–DENIndianapolis to Denver15982.4%5.4 min0.0%
IND–DCAIndianapolis to Washington15863.9%7.2 min8.9%
IND–BOSIndianapolis to Boston15774.5%4.8 min8.3%
IND–EWRIndianapolis to Newark15180.8%-8.7 min8.6%
IND–CLTIndianapolis to Charlotte14279.6%-3.1 min2.8%
IND–DFWIndianapolis to Dallas/Fort Worth13387.2%-9.1 min1.5%
IND–PHXIndianapolis to Phoenix11576.5%6.8 min0.0%
IND–FLLIndianapolis to Fort Lauderdale9781.4%-2.5 min2.1%

By scheduled departure hour

On-time share:under 62%6270768288% and over
Share of departures that left less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled hour (local time), February 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause categoryShare of delay minutesNational, Feb 2026Minutes
Air carrier39.6%38.2%13,549
Late-arriving aircraft34.0%37.2%11,621
National Aviation System22.3%18.5%7,628
Extreme weather4.0%6.0%1,354
Security0.1%0.2%39
34,191 delay minutes on 562 flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late and carried a cause report. Carriers assign the categories; see what each category means.
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Questions and answers

How many flights left IND on time in February 2026?

81.2% of 3,457 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 80.9% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 78.1% and 78.3%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In February 2025, 84.7% of 3,300 departures left on time and 1.5% were cancelled, against 81.2% and 2.6% in February 2026.

Provenance

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for February 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.