The flight time from Newark to Indianapolis is 2 hours, 7 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves EWR Newark, NJ 5 minutes early.
20 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 38 minutes in the air
6 minutes taxiing in
Arrives IND Indianapolis, IN 14 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

United
84%
Spirit
83%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Newark to Indianapolis is 2 hours, 7 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 38 minutes.

The flight distance from Newark to Indianapolis is 645 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Indianapolis to Newark
1 hour, 57 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Spirit
2h 2m
United
2h 8m
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

44

Distance

645 Miles

Flights By Month ?

JFMAMJJASOND050100150200

Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

United
37
Spirit
7

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Newark from Indianapolis by plane?

The distance from Newark to Indianapolis 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 Newark to Indianapolis?

The flight time from Newark to Indianapolis is 2 hours, 7 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 38 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Spirit being the fastest taking 2 hours, 2 minutes, and United the slowest taking 2 hours, 8 minutes.

What airlines fly from Newark to Indianapolis?

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

Does Southwest fly from Newark to Indianapolis?

Southwest does not fly from Newark (EWR) 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 Newark 5 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 20 minutes
In the Air 98 minutes
Taxiing In 6 minutes
Arrives Indianapolis 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 Newark to Indianapolis, Spirit is 83% reliable, which means that Spirit flights are on time 83% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
United 84% 13% 3%
Spirit 83% 13% 4%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Newark 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)
Spirit 15 97 7 122
United 21 99 6 128

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
10am 0.55
11am 0.84
7am 0.08
5pm 0.48
3pm 0.64
1pm 0.02
8am 0.38
6pm 0.66
2pm 0.29
9pm 0.22
4pm 0.65
9am 0.17
7pm 0.33
12pm 0
6am 0.49
8pm 0.3

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Newark 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 167
February 164
March 184
April 176
May 193
June 204
July 201
August 179
September 192
October 237
November 214
December 190

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Newark 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 6.62
Tuesday 6.31
Wednesday 6.23
Thursday 6.42
Friday 6.5
Saturday 5.85
Sunday 6.33

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
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)
10am 17 99 6 124
11am 18 97 6 124
7am 23 97 6 126
5pm 21 98 6 127
3pm 19 101 6 128
1pm 13 103 6 120
8am 22 95 6 126
6pm 27 98 6 133
2pm 21 96 7 127
9pm 18 102 6 127
4pm 20 99 7 129
9am 18 96 6 121
7pm 29 96 7 132
12pm 9 107 4 120
6am 17 102 6 127
8pm 27 96 6 132
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.