Flights Tampa → Indianapolis
TPA → IND
Route overview
The flight route from Tampa to Indianapolis operates with a mix of aircraft including the Embraer 175, Boeing 717, and Boeing 737-300. With an on-time performance rate of 79%, the average delay for flights is approximately 14.2 minutes, based on a total of 294 flights recorded. The destination airport serves over 8.6 million passengers annually, indicating significant traffic and demand for this route.
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 Tampa (TPA) → Indianapolis (IND) route is operated by Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines. Across 396 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.01%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Indianapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Tampa the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Indianapolis: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Tampa (TPA) to Indianapolis (IND) heads north for about 1,351 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 7m.
Departures from Tampa on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 42% of TPA-IND flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Tampa the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Indianapolis it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 396 tracked TPA-IND flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 1.0% 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 TPA-IND
On the Tampa (TPA) -> Indianapolis (IND) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 396 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Tampa-Indianapolis is 1.01% 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.
