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Flights Indianapolis → Dallas-Fort Worth

IND → DFW

1h 50m
Flight time
24.5
Average risk (Medium)
79%
On-time
19 min
Average delay
1.9%
Cancellations
1
Airlines

How long is the flight from Indianapolis to Dallas-Fort Worth?

The flight from Indianapolis (IND) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) takes 1h 50m on average. That is the median time recorded across 4 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 Indianapolis to Dallas-Fort Worth operates with an average on-time performance of 84%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 11.2 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 449 flights using McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic at 87,817,864 passengers per year.

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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General information, not legal advice.

The Indianapolis (IND) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 1187 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 19 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.94%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Indianapolis the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.

Heading to Dallas-Fort Worth: what to expect in this direction

Flying from Indianapolis (IND) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) heads south-west for about 1,224 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 50m.

Departures from Indianapolis on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 41% of IND-DFW flights take off then.

Air-traffic congestion: departing Indianapolis the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Dallas-Fort Worth it is 5.5 min (atfm).

Across 1,187 tracked IND-DFW flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 19 min and a 1.9% cancellation rate.

Route facts

Time difference
1h behind
Arrival (dest. local time)
08:50
Elevation DFW
607 ft
Typical aircraft
McDonnell Douglas MD-83
Est. CO₂/passenger
~122 kg

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Airline punctuality on this route

Airline On-time Average delay Cancellations
American Airlines (AA) 79% 6 min 1.1%

Airlines operating IND-DFW

Frequently asked questions about IND-DFW

The flight from Indianapolis (IND) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) takes 1h 50m on average. That is the median time recorded across 4 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.

On the Indianapolis (IND) -> Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 19 minutes, based on 1187 tracked flights.

The cancellation rate on Indianapolis-Dallas-Fort Worth is 1.94% across 1187 monitored flights.

The route is operated by 1 airline: American Airlines.

Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Dallas-Fort Worth, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.

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.