The flight time from Indianapolis to Dallas Fort Worth is 2 hours, 20 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves IND Indianapolis, IN 2 minutes early.
14 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 52 minutes in the air
13 minutes taxiing in
Arrives DFW Dallas Fort Worth, TX 7 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

American
81%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Indianapolis to Dallas Fort Worth is 2 hours, 20 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 52 minutes.

The flight distance from Indianapolis to Dallas Fort Worth is 761 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Dallas Fort Worth to Indianapolis
2 hours, 4 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

American
2h 20m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m2h2h 30m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

33

Distance

761 Miles

Flights By Month ?

JFMAMJJASOND050100150

Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

American
33

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Indianapolis from Dallas Fort Worth by plane?

The distance from Indianapolis to Dallas Fort Worth by plane is 761 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Indianapolis to Dallas Fort Worth?

The flight time from Indianapolis to Dallas Fort Worth is 2 hours, 20 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 52 minutes. These numbers are averages.

What airlines fly from Indianapolis to Dallas Fort Worth?

American is the only airline with direct flights from Indianapolis to Dallas Fort Worth.

Does Southwest fly from Indianapolis to Dallas Fort Worth?

Southwest does not fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Dallas Fort Worth (DFW). Keep in mind that Southwest may fly to other nearby airports, as they will often fly into smaller airpors instead of larger ones. This is because the costs are often lower to fly into smaller airports, and they pass the savings on to you.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves Indianapolis 2 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 14 minutes
In the Air 112 minutes
Taxiing In 13 minutes
Arrives Dallas Fort Worth 7 minutes early

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from Indianapolis to Dallas Fort Worth, American is 81% reliable, which means that American flights are on time 81% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
American 81% 18% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Indianapolis and Dallas Fort Worth, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
American 14 112 13 140

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
1pm 0.02
3pm 0.12
12pm 0.41
7pm 0.44
9am 0.39
6pm 0.32
5pm 0.05
8pm 0.31
6am 0.79
10am 0
7am 0.56
11am 0.55
4pm 0.31
5am 0.15
2pm 0.32
8am 0.01

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Indianapolis to Dallas Fort Worth that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 124
February 129
March 142
April 137
May 153
June 147
July 154
August 171
September 158
October 151
November 142
December 139

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Indianapolis to Dallas Fort Worth that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 5.02
Tuesday 4.63
Wednesday 4.63
Thursday 4.94
Friday 5
Saturday 4.6
Sunday 4.77

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
American 1

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
1pm 13 107 14 136
3pm 13 106 12 135
12pm 13 116 9 140
7pm 13 116 13 142
9am 14 114 13 142
6pm 13 116 15 149
5pm 12 116 15 143
8pm 13 105 14 135
6am 15 113 13 144
10am 25 118 11 154
7am 14 110 14 140
11am 14 107 12 135
4pm 15 113 14 143
5am 14 111 13 141
2pm 13 107 13 133
8am 13 104 16 133
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.