IND → PHLIndianapolis to Philadelphia

live

Direct flights from Indianapolis (IND) to Philadelphia (PHL): 52 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 90% of the last 29 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 17 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 30 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 944 km, an estimated 1 hour 43 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Indianapolis and Philadelphia. Updated 5 November 2026 at 15:54 UTC.

Today, IND → PHL

Thu 5 Nov · local times
AA5666American Airlines36 min late

The IND board at 10:27 shows departure at 11:37 instead of 11:01, gate B8.

Landing
13:17PHL board estimate · sched 12:55
Later cancelled
0.6%of 25,758 past American Airlines flights whose board showed 20 to 40 min late
Still to leave today
AA5592 17:11American Airlines
Track AA5666 →
  1. 05:30 AA4489American Airlines Left 05:37 +7 Landed 07:18 −8
  2. 11:01 AA5666American Airlines Est. 11:37 +36Gate B8 PHL est. 13:17 +22sched 12:55
  3. 17:11 AA5592American Airlines On scheduleGate B8 PHL 19:05scheduled

Checked IND board 10:27 · PHL board 10:54

IND Indianapolis smooth · +0
PHL Philadelphia smooth · +0
944 km · ~1h 43m est.
dep bank 05:30–19:1252x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 52x weekly · nonstop
90% on time

of the last 29 tracked IND → PHL flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −17 min. 0 of 30 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−17 minacross the last 29 arrivals
Flight time~1h 43mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures52x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 30

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
American 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
American AirlinesAA90% on time

Flights AA4489 05:30 Mo Tu We Th Su · AA4613 05:40 Mo Th Fr Sa Su · AA2847 07:20 daily · AA5666 11:01 Mo Tu We Th Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-05AA4489dep +7 → arr−8
11-04AA4489dep −11 → arr−18
11-04AA5592dep +5 → arr+1
11-04AA5666dep −5 → arr−8
11-03AA4489dep +0 → arr−8
11-03AA5592dep +203 → arr+187
11-03AA5666dep +14 → arr+1
11-02AA4489dep −9 → arr−3
11-02AA5592dep −4 → arr−14
11-02AA5666dep −9 → arr−21
11-01AA4489departed−4
11-01AA5592dep −10 → arr−17
11-01AA5666dep −10 → arr−26
10-31AA2847dep −2 → arr−20
10-31AA4796dep −9 → arr−26
10-31AA5240dep −11 → arr−41
10-31AA5592dep −8 → arr−19
10-30AA2847dep −5 → arr−29
10-30AA3015dep −4 → arr−17
10-30AA4518dep −9 → arr−12
10-30AA4613dep −3 → arr−16
10-30AA4796dep −7 → arr−31
10-30AA5240dep −10 → arr−30
10-30AA9930arrived+37
10-29AA2847dep +6 → arr−17
10-29AA3015dep −15 → arr−35
10-29AA4518dep −2 → arr+24
10-29AA4613dep −8 → arr−11
10-29AA4796dep −9 → arr−12
10-29AA5240dep −11 → arr−19

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
INDIndianapolis +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · SW 16 kt Full IND delay board →
PHLPhiladelphia +0 min smooth ⛅ mostly cloudy · S 9 kt Full PHL delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at PHL: a 42% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +15 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Indianapolis to Philadelphia route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop IND to PHL 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

Cite this data

Journalists, bloggers, and researchers may cite this page with attribution and a link to Pro Flight Search.

Suggested citation

Pro Flight Search: Indianapolis (IND) to Philadelphia (PHL) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.

Canonical URL
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/IND-PHL
How we measure this →

IND to PHL questions

Is IND–PHL running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 73/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on IND–PHL?

Operators schedule morning departures around 05:30 and evening departures around 19:12 from IND. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the PHL delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from IND to PHL?

Great-circle distance is 944 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 97–111 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does IND–PHL fly?

American Airlines runs the route with about 52 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.