Flights Denver → Indianapolis
DEN → IND
Route overview
The flight route from Denver to Indianapolis operates with a mix of aircraft including Airbus A320, Airbus A319, Embraer 170, Canadair Regional Jet 700, and Boeing 737-300. With an on-time performance rate of 79%, the flights experience an average delay of 9.7 minutes, based on a total of 565 recorded flights.
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 Denver (DEN) → Indianapolis (IND) route is operated by Frontier Airlines, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 766 flights monitored in recent months, 77% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.04%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.9/100 (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 Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Indianapolis: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Denver (DEN) to Indianapolis (IND) heads east for about 1,568 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 23m.
Departures from Denver on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 43% of DEN-IND flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Indianapolis it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 766 tracked DEN-IND flights, 77% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 1.0% 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% |
| Frontier Airlines (F9) | 74% | 15 min | 2.2% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about DEN-IND
On the Denver (DEN) -> Indianapolis (IND) route, on-time performance is 77% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 766 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Denver-Indianapolis is 1.04% across 766 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: Frontier Airlines, United Airlines, Southwest 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.
