Flights San Francisco → Indianapolis
SFO → IND
How long is the flight from San Francisco to Indianapolis?
The flight from San Francisco (SFO) to Indianapolis (IND) takes about 4h 19m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
This flight route operates from San Francisco to Indianapolis with an Airbus A319 aircraft, serving a total of 114 flights. With an on-time performance rate of 82%, the average delay is approximately 9 minutes, indicating generally reliable service for passengers traveling between these two cities.
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 San Francisco (SFO) → Indianapolis (IND) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 318 flights monitored in recent months, 77% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.31%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 16.5/100 (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 San Francisco the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Indianapolis: what to expect in this direction
Flying from San Francisco (SFO) to Indianapolis (IND) heads east for about 3,120 km, a flight time of roughly 4h 19m.
Departures from San Francisco on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 39% of SFO-IND flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing San Francisco the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Indianapolis it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 318 tracked SFO-IND flights, 77% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 0.3% 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 SFO-IND
The flight from San Francisco (SFO) to Indianapolis (IND) takes about 4h 19m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the San Francisco (SFO) -> Indianapolis (IND) route, on-time performance is 77% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 318 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on San Francisco-Indianapolis is 0.31% across 318 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: United Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Indianapolis, 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.
