Flights Indianapolis → New York
IND → LGA
Route overview
The flight route from Indianapolis to New York operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving an on-time performance rate of 80%. Over the course of a year, this route sees 723 flights using Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft, with each flight averaging a ten-minute delay. The destination airport in New York serves over 29 million passengers annually, indicating its significance as a major travel hub.
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) → New York (LGA) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 924 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.74%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 29/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Indianapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to New York: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Indianapolis (IND) to New York (LGA) heads east for about 1,060 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 45m.
Departures from Indianapolis on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 45% of IND-LGA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Indianapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into New York it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 924 tracked IND-LGA flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 9 min and a 5.7% 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 IND-LGA
On the Indianapolis (IND) -> New York (LGA) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 924 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Indianapolis-New York is 5.74% across 924 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.
