Flights Indianapolis → Tampa
IND → TPA
Route overview
The flight route from Indianapolis to Tampa operates with an average on-time performance rate of 75%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 12.9 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 294 flights using either Embraer 175 or Boeing 717 aircraft, serving a destination airport that handles nearly 21,528,249 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) → Tampa (TPA) route is operated by Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines. Across 396 flights monitored in recent months, 76% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.26%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Tampa the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Indianapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Tampa: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Indianapolis (IND) to Tampa (TPA) heads south for about 1,351 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 7m.
Departures from Indianapolis on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 39% of IND-TPA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Indianapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Tampa it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 396 tracked IND-TPA flights, 76% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 1.3% 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-TPA
On the Indianapolis (IND) -> Tampa (TPA) route, on-time performance is 76% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 396 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Indianapolis-Tampa is 1.26% across 396 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.
