Flights Indianapolis → Raleigh-durham
IND → RDU
Route overview
The flight route from Indianapolis to Raleigh-Durham has an on-time performance rate of 81%, with an average delay of 14.8 minutes when flights are not on time. Over the course of a year, this route sees 89 total flights, connecting to a destination airport that serves approximately 14,523,996 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) → Raleigh-durham (RDU) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 89 flights monitored in recent months, 81% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 9.6/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Raleigh-durham the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Indianapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Raleigh-durham: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Indianapolis (IND) to Raleigh-durham (RDU) heads south-east for about 785 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 24m.
Departures from Indianapolis on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 100% of IND-RDU flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Indianapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Raleigh-durham it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 89 tracked IND-RDU flights, 81% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 0.0% 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about IND-RDU
On the Indianapolis (IND) -> Raleigh-durham (RDU) route, on-time performance is 81% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 89 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Indianapolis-Raleigh-durham is 0.00% across 89 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Delta Air Lines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Raleigh-durham, 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.
