Flights Indianapolis → Orlando
IND → MCO
Route overview
The flight route from Indianapolis to Orlando operates with a high frequency of 700 flights and has an on-time performance rate of 78%, indicating generally reliable service. The average delay is approximately 16.5 minutes, and the destination airport sees over 50 million passengers annually, underscoring 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) → Orlando (MCO) route is operated by Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines. Across 890 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.01%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Orlando the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Indianapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Orlando: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Indianapolis (IND) to Orlando (MCO) heads south for about 1,336 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 5m.
Departures from Indianapolis on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 37% of IND-MCO flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Indianapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Orlando it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 890 tracked IND-MCO flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 1.0% 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% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about IND-MCO
On the Indianapolis (IND) -> Orlando (MCO) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 890 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Indianapolis-Orlando is 1.01% across 890 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Delta Air Lines, Southwest 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.
