Flights Indianapolis → Chicago
IND → ORD
Route overview
The flight route from Indianapolis to Chicago operates with an average on-time performance of 82%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 14.8 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 1,448 flights using various Embraer and Canadair regional jet models, serving one of the busiest destination airports in terms of annual passenger traffic at 80,071,737 passengers.
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 Indianapolis (IND) → Chicago (ORD) route is operated by American Airlines, United Airlines. Across 1731 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.39%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Indianapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Indianapolis (IND) to Chicago (ORD) heads north-west for about 286 km, a flight time of roughly 47m.
Departures from Indianapolis on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 40% of IND-ORD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Indianapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Chicago it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,731 tracked IND-ORD flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 4.4% 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% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about IND-ORD
On the Indianapolis (IND) -> Chicago (ORD) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 1731 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Indianapolis-Chicago is 4.39% across 1731 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.
