SAN to IND flight delays
San Diego, CA (SAN) Indianapolis, IN (IND) · 1,782 miles
276 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
61.31%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
60 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
24 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In September it ran 29.3 points more punctual than in November — a difference bigger than the one between the best and worst airlines on most routes. If the date is flexible, it is worth more than the carrier.
This is a late route. Flights from San Diego to Indianapolis miss their scheduled arrival often enough that a tight connection at the far end is a connection at risk.
The two directions do not behave alike. IND to SAN arrives on time 13.7 points more often than the outbound. Delay accumulates through the flying day, so whichever direction is scheduled later tends to carry the worse record — which is an argument for booking the morning departure if the choice exists.
The route has been getting worse. The later months run 12.1 points less punctual than the earlier ones. A drift of that size is rarely weather; it is more often an airline adding frequencies faster than the airports can absorb them.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, Southwest Airlines arrived on time most often on SAN to IND. Flights ran closest to schedule in September and worst in May.
Every airline on SAN 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines | 276 | 61.31% | 0% | 60 min | F |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
IND to SAN Indianapolis back to San Diego 75% on time COther routes from San Diego
Common questions
Are flights from San Diego to Indianapolis usually delayed?
61.31% of flights on the SAN to IND route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 4 in every ten arrived late. That is worse than the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from San Diego to Indianapolis?
Only Southwest Airlines appears in the published record on this route, with 276 flights and 61.31% arriving on time.
How often are SAN to IND flights cancelled?
0% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 1 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly San Diego to Indianapolis?
September, when 76.7% of flights arrived on time. The worst was November at 47.4%.
When SAN to IND flights are late, how late are they?
About 60 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 SAN 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 →