Flights Detroit → Indianapolis
DTW → IND
Route overview
The flight route from Detroit to Indianapolis operates with a mix of aircraft including the McDonnell Douglas MD-88, Airbus A320, and Airbus A319. With a total of 537 flights recorded, the route maintains an on-time performance rate of 76%, experiencing an average delay of 17.1 minutes per flight.
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 Detroit (DTW) → Indianapolis (IND) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 630 flights monitored in recent months, 74% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 21 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.79%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26.6/100 (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 Detroit the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Indianapolis: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Detroit (DTW) to Indianapolis (IND) heads south-west for about 371 km, a flight time of roughly 53m.
Departures from Detroit on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 35% of DTW-IND flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Detroit the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Indianapolis it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 630 tracked DTW-IND flights, 74% left on time with an average delay of 21 min and a 0.8% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
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Frequently asked questions about DTW-IND
On the Detroit (DTW) -> Indianapolis (IND) route, on-time performance is 74% with an average delay of 21 minutes, based on 630 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Detroit-Indianapolis is 0.79% across 630 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Delta Air Lines.
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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.
