Flights Dallas-Fort Worth → Indianapolis
DFW → IND
How long is the flight from Dallas-Fort Worth to Indianapolis?
The flight from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Indianapolis (IND) takes 1h 55m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Dallas-Fort Worth to Indianapolis operates with a fleet of McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 71%. Over the course of its operation, it averages a delay of approximately 15 minutes per flight, based on a total of 448 flights. The destination airport in Indianapolis serves over 8.6 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 Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Indianapolis (IND) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 1147 flights monitored in recent months, 64% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 24 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.92%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Indianapolis the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Indianapolis: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Indianapolis (IND) heads north-east for about 1,224 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 55m.
Departures from Dallas-Fort Worth on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 39% of DFW-IND flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Indianapolis it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,147 tracked DFW-IND flights, 64% left on time with an average delay of 24 min and a 1.9% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about DFW-IND
The flight from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Indianapolis (IND) takes 1h 55m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) -> Indianapolis (IND) route, on-time performance is 64% with an average delay of 24 minutes, based on 1147 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dallas-Fort Worth-Indianapolis is 1.92% across 1147 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American 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.
