Flights Indianapolis → Los Angeles
IND → LAX
How long is the flight from Indianapolis to Los Angeles?
The flight from Indianapolis (IND) to Los Angeles (LAX) takes 4h 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 Los Angeles operates with an average on-time performance rate of 84%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 11.8 minutes. The route sees around 223 total flights annually, utilizing aircraft such as the Boeing 737-800 and Airbus A320, serving one of the busiest airports in the world, Los Angeles International Airport, which opened in 1926 and handles nearly 76.6 million 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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The Indianapolis (IND) → Los Angeles (LAX) route is operated by American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines. Across 541 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.37%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 16.4/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Los Angeles the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Indianapolis the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Los Angeles: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Indianapolis (IND) to Los Angeles (LAX) heads west for about 2,913 km, a flight time of roughly 4h 0m.
Departures from Indianapolis on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 43% of IND-LAX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Indianapolis the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Los Angeles it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 541 tracked IND-LAX flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 0.4% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 85% | -1 min | 0.5% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about IND-LAX
The flight from Indianapolis (IND) to Los Angeles (LAX) takes 4h 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) -> Los Angeles (LAX) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 541 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Indianapolis-Los Angeles is 0.37% across 541 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, 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.
