Flights Salt Lake City → Indianapolis
SLC → IND
How long is the flight from Salt Lake City to Indianapolis?
The flight from Salt Lake City (SLC) to Indianapolis (IND) takes 2h 42m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Salt Lake City to Indianapolis operates with an average on-time performance rate of 75%, experiencing a mean delay of 9 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 89 flights using either Airbus A320 or A319 aircraft, serving a destination airport that handles nearly 8.7 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 Salt Lake City (SLC) → Indianapolis (IND) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 194 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.52%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 15.4/100 (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 Salt Lake City the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Indianapolis: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Salt Lake City (SLC) to Indianapolis (IND) heads east for about 2,175 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 42m.
Departures from Salt Lake City on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 77% of SLC-IND flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Salt Lake City the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Indianapolis it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 194 tracked SLC-IND flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 0.5% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
Airlines operating SLC-IND
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Frequently asked questions about SLC-IND
The flight from Salt Lake City (SLC) to Indianapolis (IND) takes 2h 42m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Salt Lake City (SLC) -> Indianapolis (IND) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 194 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Salt Lake City-Indianapolis is 0.52% across 194 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Delta Air Lines.
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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.
