Flights Chicago → Indianapolis
ORD → IND
Route overview
The flight route from Chicago to Indianapolis operates with an average on-time performance of 76%, experiencing a mean delay of 16.9 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, approximately 1,450 flights are conducted using various Embraer and Canadair regional jets, serving a destination airport that accommodates nearly 8.7 million passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Chicago (ORD) → Indianapolis (IND) route is operated by American Airlines, United Airlines. Across 1733 flights monitored in recent months, 76% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 17 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.08%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Indianapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Indianapolis: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (ORD) to Indianapolis (IND) heads south-east for about 286 km, a flight time of roughly 47m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 39% of ORD-IND flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Indianapolis it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,733 tracked ORD-IND flights, 76% left on time with an average delay of 17 min and a 5.1% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about ORD-IND
On the Chicago (ORD) -> Indianapolis (IND) route, on-time performance is 76% with an average delay of 17 minutes, based on 1733 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Indianapolis is 5.08% across 1733 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, United Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
