Delta Air LinesDL86% on time
Flights DL5281 15:10 daily
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Direct flights from Indianapolis (IND) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 86% of the last 7 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 24 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 8 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 785 km, an estimated 1 hour 30 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Indianapolis and Raleigh/Durham. Updated 2 November 2026 at 20:24 UTC.
Today, IND → RDU
Mon 2 Nov · local times- 15:10 DL5281Delta Air Lines Left 15:10 RDU est. 16:50In the air · sched 16:56
Checked IND board 15:24 · RDU board 15:03
IND
Indianapolis
smooth · +0
RDU
Raleigh/Durham
smooth · +0
785 km · ~1h 30m est.
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
86% on time
of the last 7 tracked IND → RDU flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is −24 min. 0 of 8 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival−24 minacross the last 7 arrivals
Flight time~1h 30mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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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 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsWeather lens
Conditions are tightest at RDU: a 33% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +4 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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How the Indianapolis to Raleigh/Durham route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop IND to RDU 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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IND to RDU questions
Is IND–RDU running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from IND to RDU?
Great-circle distance is 785 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 85–97 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does IND–RDU fly?
Delta Air Lines runs the route with about 7 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at IND and arrival-side delay at RDU, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.
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