Flights Indianapolis → Washington
IND → DCA
Route overview
The flight route from Indianapolis to Washington operates with an 84% on-time performance rate, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 6.1 minutes. Over the past year, there have been 498 total flights on this route using Embraer 170 and 175 aircraft models, serving a destination airport that opened in 1938 and currently handles over 25 million 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) → Washington (DCA) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 661 flights monitored in recent months, 86% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 5 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.93%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Indianapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Washington: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Indianapolis (IND) to Washington (DCA) heads east for about 802 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 25m.
Departures from Indianapolis on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 47% of IND-DCA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Indianapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Washington it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 661 tracked IND-DCA flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 5 min and a 3.9% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about IND-DCA
On the Indianapolis (IND) -> Washington (DCA) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 5 minutes, based on 661 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Indianapolis-Washington is 3.93% across 661 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.
