Flights Houston → Indianapolis
IAH → IND
Route overview
The flight route from Houston to Indianapolis operates with an average on-time performance rate of 86%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 10.8 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees 352 total flights using Airbus A319 aircraft, serving one of the world's busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic, which handles approximately 8,693,024 passengers yearly.
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 Houston (IAH) → Indianapolis (IND) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 436 flights monitored in recent months, 85% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.38%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.6/100 (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 Houston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Indianapolis: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Houston (IAH) to Indianapolis (IND) heads north-east for about 1,360 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 7m.
Departures from Houston on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 45% of IAH-IND flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Houston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Indianapolis it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 436 tracked IAH-IND flights, 85% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 1.4% 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about IAH-IND
On the Houston (IAH) -> Indianapolis (IND) route, on-time performance is 85% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 436 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Houston-Indianapolis is 1.38% across 436 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: 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.
