Flights Newark → Indianapolis
EWR → IND
How long is the flight from Newark to Indianapolis?
The flight from Newark (EWR) to Indianapolis (IND) takes 1h 30m on average. That is the median time recorded across 4 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 Newark to Indianapolis operates with an Embraer 170 aircraft and has a high on-time performance rate of 87%, with an average delay of just 7 minutes. Over the past year, this route has seen 508 flights depart from Newark Liberty International Airport, which opened in 2001, heading to Indianapolis International Airport, serving over 8.6 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 Newark (EWR) → Indianapolis (IND) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 1281 flights monitored in recent months, 87% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.67%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Indianapolis the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Newark the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Indianapolis: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Newark (EWR) to Indianapolis (IND) heads west for about 1,034 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 30m.
Departures from Newark on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 48% of EWR-IND flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Newark the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Indianapolis it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,281 tracked EWR-IND flights, 87% left on time with an average delay of 9 min and a 3.7% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about EWR-IND
The flight from Newark (EWR) to Indianapolis (IND) takes 1h 30m on average. That is the median time recorded across 4 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Newark (EWR) -> Indianapolis (IND) route, on-time performance is 87% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 1281 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Newark-Indianapolis is 3.67% across 1281 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: United 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.
