Flights Indianapolis → Philadelphia
IND → PHL
How long is the flight from Indianapolis to Philadelphia?
The flight from Indianapolis (IND) to Philadelphia (PHL) takes 1h 21m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 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 Philadelphia operates with an Embraer 190 aircraft and has a high on-time performance rate of 84%, with an average delay of just 5.5 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees 375 flights serving one of the busiest airports in terms of passenger traffic, which handles approximately 28,131,972 passengers annually.
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) → Philadelphia (PHL) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 1048 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 4.29%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Indianapolis the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Philadelphia: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Indianapolis (IND) to Philadelphia (PHL) heads east for about 944 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 21m.
Departures from Indianapolis on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 44% of IND-PHL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Indianapolis the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Philadelphia it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,048 tracked IND-PHL flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 4.3% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about IND-PHL
The flight from Indianapolis (IND) to Philadelphia (PHL) takes 1h 21m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Indianapolis (IND) -> Philadelphia (PHL) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 1048 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Indianapolis-Philadelphia is 4.29% across 1048 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American 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.
