SFO → INDSan Francisco to Indianapolis

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Direct flights from San Francisco (SFO) to Indianapolis (IND): 28 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. 100% of the last 7 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 18 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 20 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 3,120 km, an estimated 4 hours 30 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at San Francisco and Indianapolis. Updated 5 November 2026 at 10:39 UTC.

Today, SFO → IND

Thu 5 Nov · local times
  1. 09:27 NZ2729Air New Zealand On scheduleGate D14 · T2 ·
  2. 09:27 UA354United On scheduleGate D14 · T2 IND 16:46scheduled
  3. 09:27 VA8290Virgin Australia On scheduleGate D14 · T2 ·

Checked SFO board 02:39 · IND board 05:24

SFO San Francisco smooth · +0
IND Indianapolis smooth · +0
3,120 km · ~4h 30m est.
dep bank 10:05–22:5328x weekly
Runs reliable · 3 airlines · 28x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 7 tracked SFO → IND flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −18 min. 0 of 20 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−18 minacross the last 7 arrivals
Flight time~4h 30mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures28x3 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 20

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Air New ZealandUnited AirlinesVirgin Australia

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
Air New ZealandNZ

Flights NZ2729 varies daily

United AirlinesUA100% on time

Flights UA354 varies daily · UA233 22:53 daily

Virgin AustraliaVA

Flights VA8290 varies daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-04NZ2729departed+2
11-04UA354dep +2 → arr−15
11-04VA8290departed+2
11-03NZ2729departed−2
11-03UA354dep −2 → arr−18
11-03VA8290departed−2
11-02NZ2729departed−4
11-02UA354dep −4 → arr−19
11-02VA8290departed−4
11-01NZ2729departed−3
11-01NZ2731departed−1
11-01UA233dep −1 → arr−19
11-01UA354dep −3 → arr−27
11-01VA8290departed−3
11-01VA8345departed−1
10-31NZ2729departed+1
10-31NZ2731departed+23
10-31UA233dep +23 → arr+3
10-31UA354dep +1 → arr−13
10-31VA8290departed+1

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
SFOSan Francisco +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · WNW 5 kt Full SFO delay board →
INDIndianapolis +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · S 11 kt Full IND delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at SFO: a 43% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +10 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the San Francisco to Indianapolis route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop SFO 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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SFO to IND questions

Is SFO–IND 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 SFO to IND?

Great-circle distance is 3,120 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 250–297 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SFO–IND fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 28 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at SFO and arrival-side delay at IND, 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.