The flight time from Los Angeles to Indianapolis is 3 hours, 56 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves LAX Los Angeles, CA 2 minutes early.
16 minutes taxiing out
3 hours, 31 minutes in the air
7 minutes taxiing in
Arrives IND Indianapolis, IN 7 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

American
86%
Delta
86%
Allegiant
81%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Los Angeles to Indianapolis is 3 hours, 56 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 31 minutes.

The flight distance from Los Angeles to Indianapolis is 1814 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Indianapolis to Los Angeles
4 hours, 25 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Delta
3h 50m
Allegiant
3h 53m
American
4h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h3h4h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

11

Distance

1814 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0123

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

American
6
Delta
3
Allegiant
1

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Los Angeles from Indianapolis by plane?

The distance from Los Angeles to Indianapolis by plane is 1814 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Los Angeles to Indianapolis?

The flight time from Los Angeles to Indianapolis is 3 hours, 56 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 31 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Delta being the fastest taking 3 hours, 50 minutes, and American the slowest taking 4 hours.

What airlines fly from Los Angeles to Indianapolis?

Allegiant, Delta, and American are the airlines with direct flights from Los Angeles to Indianapolis.

Does Southwest fly from Los Angeles to Indianapolis?

Southwest does not fly from Los Angeles (LAX) to Indianapolis (IND). 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 Los Angeles 2 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 16 minutes
In the Air 211 minutes
Taxiing In 7 minutes
Arrives Indianapolis 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 Los Angeles to Indianapolis, American is 86% reliable, which means that American flights are on time 86% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
American 86% 14% 0%
Delta 86% 13% 1%
Allegiant 81% 19% 0%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Los Angeles and Indianapolis, 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)
Delta 14 208 7 230
Allegiant 14 212 5 233
American 17 213 7 240

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
2pm 0.02
11am 0.19
10am 0.39
8am 0.07
9am 0.33
3pm 0.1
10pm 0.38
12pm 0
11pm 0.17
4pm 0.01
7am 0.01

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Los Angeles to Indianapolis 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 43
February 36
March 51
April 51
May 54
June 57
July 53
August 52
September 45
October 55
November 55
December 56

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Los Angeles to Indianapolis 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 1.15
Tuesday 1.08
Wednesday 1.92
Thursday 2.38
Friday 2.15
Saturday 0.67
Sunday 2.33

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 0
Delta 0
Allegiant 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)
1pm 13 216 10 239
2pm 13 215 6 235
11am 16 215 7 240
10am 17 208 7 237
8am 17 219 5 244
9am 17 214 7 241
3pm 13 214 5 233
10pm 14 205 7 228
12pm 19 223 6 248
11pm 15 211 8 235
4pm 16 204 6 226
7am 13 222 5 240
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.