LAX to IND flight delays
Los Angeles, CA (LAX) Indianapolis, IN (IND) · 1,814 miles
855 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
81.13%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0.47%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
96 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
19 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
Which airline you fly changes the odds here. Delta Air Lines arrived on time 18.1 points more often than American Airlines over the same period on the same route — same airports, same weather, same air traffic control. A gap that survives all of that is about how the two airlines are run.
The shape of the lateness matters here. Flights on this route are not late often, but when they are late they are late by about 96 minutes — long enough to lose a connection or an evening. The on-time percentage looks reassuring and understates the consequence of being on the wrong flight.
The Los Angeles to Indianapolis route sits close to the middle of the record — neither notably punctual nor notably late.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, Delta Air Lines arrived on time most often on LAX to IND. American Airlines was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in July and worst in May.
Every airline on LAX to IND
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines | 466 | 74.03% | 0.64% | 101 min | C |
| Delta Air Lines | 335 | 92.17% | 0.3% | 57 min | A |
| Spirit Airlines | 34 | 85.29% | 0% | 143 min | — |
| Allegiant Air | 12 | 58.33% | 0% | 132 min | — |
| Southwest Airlines | 8 | 50% | 0% | 77 min | — |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
IND to LAX Indianapolis back to Los Angeles 82.78% on time BOther routes from Los Angeles
Common questions
Are flights from Los Angeles to Indianapolis usually delayed?
81.13% of flights on the LAX to IND route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 2 in every ten arrived late. That is better than the average route in this record.
Which airline is most on time from Los Angeles to Indianapolis?
Delta Air Lines, at 92.17% on time across 335 flights. The least punctual on the route was American Airlines at 74.03%.
How often are LAX to IND flights cancelled?
0.47% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 5 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Los Angeles to Indianapolis?
July, when 87.8% of flights arrived on time. The worst was May at 74.7%.
When LAX to IND flights are late, how late are they?
About 96 minutes on average across the flights that arrived more than 15 minutes behind schedule.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on LAX to IND during January 2025 – August 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →