Flights Washington → Indianapolis
DCA → IND
Route overview
This flight route operates between Washington and Indianapolis, utilizing Embraer 170 and 175 aircraft. With a total of 498 flights recorded, the route maintains a punctuality rate of 74%, with an average delay time of 14.1 minutes.
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 Washington (DCA) → Indianapolis (IND) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 660 flights monitored in recent months, 77% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.79%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.1/100 (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 Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Indianapolis: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Washington (DCA) to Indianapolis (IND) heads west for about 802 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 25m.
Departures from Washington on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 48% of DCA-IND flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Indianapolis it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 660 tracked DCA-IND flights, 77% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 3.8% 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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On the Washington (DCA) -> Indianapolis (IND) route, on-time performance is 77% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 660 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Washington-Indianapolis is 3.79% across 660 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.
