DEN → INDDenver to Indianapolis

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Direct flights from Denver (DEN) to Indianapolis (IND): 21 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. 71% of the last 14 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 9 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 14 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,568 km, an estimated 2 hours 31 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Denver and Indianapolis. Updated 17 October 2026 at 00:23 UTC.

Today, DEN → IND

Fri 16 Oct · local times
WN1624Southwest Airlines36 min late

The DEN board at 18:13 shows departure at 19:21 instead of 18:45, gate C48.

Landing
23:44IND board estimate · sched 23:10
Later cancelled
0.2%of 23,309 past Southwest Airlines flights whose board showed 20 to 40 min late
Still to leave today
No other nonstoplast DEN to IND departure of the day
Track WN1624 →
WN1623Southwest AirlinesIn the air, 67 min late

Left DEN at 16:37, 67 min after its 15:30 slot.

Landing
20:51IND board estimate · sched 19:50
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  1. 06:00 WN1615Southwest Left 06:01 Landed 10:11 −9
  2. 10:06 UA1522United Airlines Left 09:59 Landed 14:42
  3. 10:35 WN1622Southwest Airlines Left 10:56 +21 Landed 15:18 +18
  4. 10:41 F92346Frontier Airlines Left 10:37 Landed 14:55 −18
  5. 13:25 UA1228United Left 13:21 Landed 17:46 −8
  6. 15:30 WN1623Southwest Airlines Left 16:37 +67 IND est. 20:51 +61In the air · sched 19:50
  7. 17:39 UA1199United Airlines Est. 17:44Departure not confirmed by the board IND est. 22:34 +21sched 22:13
  8. 18:45 WN1624Southwest Airlines Est. 19:21 +36Gate C48 IND est. 23:44 +34sched 23:10

Checked DEN board 18:13 · IND board 20:23

DEN Denver smooth · +4
IND Indianapolis smooth · +3
1,568 km · ~2h 31m est.
dep bank 06:00–18:4521x weekly
Runs mixed · 3 airlines · 21x weekly · nonstop
71% on time

of the last 14 operated DEN → IND flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +9 min. 0 of 14 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+9 minacross the last 14 operated legs
Flight time~2h 31mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures21x3 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 14

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Frontier AirlinesSouthwest AirlinesUnited Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Frontier AirlinesF9

Flights F92346 varies daily · F92348 10:41 Th Su

Southwest AirlinesWN43% on time

Flights WN1615 varies Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · WN2007 07:55 Sa · WN2649 10:30 Su · WN1622 10:35 Mo Th Fr Sa

United AirlinesUA100% on time

Flights UA1522 10:06 daily · UA1228 13:30 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · UA1199 17:39 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-16F92346dep −4 → arr−18
10-16UA1228dep −4 → arr−8
10-16UA1522dep −7 → arr+0
10-16WN1615dep +1 → arr−9
10-16WN1622dep +21 → arr+18
10-16WN1623dep +67 → arr+61
10-15F92346departed+11
10-15UA1199departed+12
10-15UA1228departed−5
10-15UA1522departed−2
10-15WN1615departed−5
10-15WN1622departed+9
10-15WN1623departed+50
10-15WN1624dep +48 → arr+59

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
DENDenver +4 min smooth 🌤 clear · E 9 kt Full DEN delay board →
INDIndianapolis +3 min smooth 🌤 overcast · NW 12 kt Full IND delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at DEN and IND: 42% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +10 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Denver to Indianapolis route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DEN to IND flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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DEN to IND questions

Is DEN–IND running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 92/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on DEN–IND?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:55 and evening departures around 17:39 from DEN. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the IND delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from DEN to IND?

Great-circle distance is 1,568 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 141–164 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DEN–IND fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 57 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.