The flight time from Indianapolis to Newark is 1 hour, 59 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves IND Indianapolis, IN 5 minutes early.
13 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 31 minutes in the air
10 minutes taxiing in
Arrives EWR Newark, NJ 14 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

United
88%
Spirit
73%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Indianapolis to Newark is 1 hour, 59 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 31 minutes.

The flight distance from Indianapolis to Newark is 645 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Newark to Indianapolis
2 hours, 8 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Spirit
1h 54m
United
1h 59m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m2h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

45

Distance

645 Miles

Flights By Month ?

JFMAMJJASOND050100150200

Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

United
38
Spirit
6

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Indianapolis from Newark by plane?

The distance from Indianapolis to Newark by plane is 645 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 Newark?

The flight time from Indianapolis to Newark is 1 hour, 59 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 31 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Spirit being the fastest taking 1 hour, 54 minutes, and United the slowest taking 1 hour, 59 minutes.

What airlines fly from Indianapolis to Newark?

United and Spirit are the airlines with direct flights from Indianapolis to Newark.

Does Southwest fly from Indianapolis to Newark?

Southwest does not fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Newark (EWR). 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 5 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 13 minutes
In the Air 91 minutes
Taxiing In 10 minutes
Arrives Newark 14 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 Newark, Spirit is 73% reliable, which means that Spirit flights are on time 73% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
United 88% 8% 4%
Spirit 73% 22% 5%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Indianapolis and Newark, 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)
Spirit 12 88 10 114
United 14 92 11 119

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
5am 0.21
8am 0.91
6am 0.82
8pm 0.35
7am 0.72
5pm 0.1
9pm 0.34
1pm 0.13
7pm 0.07
10am 0.29
11am 0.15
4pm 0.09
3pm 0.94
12pm 0.14
9am 0.46
2pm 0
6pm 0.53

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Indianapolis to Newark 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 195
February 202
March 209
April 200
May 191
June 201
July 211
August 213
September 206
October 209
November 172
December 162

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Indianapolis to Newark 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 6.69
Tuesday 6.67
Wednesday 6.71
Thursday 6.62
Friday 6.65
Saturday 5.85
Sunday 6.4

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
United 1
Spirit 0

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)
5am 11 85 9 111
8am 14 91 10 117
6am 13 92 12 122
8pm 12 89 11 116
7am 14 92 11 120
5pm 15 91 16 122
9pm 12 87 10 112
1pm 13 94 9 124
7pm 12 91 13 121
10am 14 91 9 117
11am 14 90 8 113
4pm 14 94 13 126
3pm 14 93 11 121
12pm 12 91 9 114
9am 13 90 8 113
2pm 13 102 7 122
6pm 13 93 15 128
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.