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

Average Timeline

Leaves MCO Orlando, FL on time.
15 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 58 minutes in the air
5 minutes taxiing in
Arrives IND Indianapolis, IN 5 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Spirit
81%
Southwest
79%
Frontier
76%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Orlando to Indianapolis is 2 hours, 20 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 58 minutes.

The flight distance from Orlando to Indianapolis is 829 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Indianapolis to Orlando
2 hours, 9 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
2h 17m
Spirit
2h 22m
Frontier
2h 25m
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

46

Distance

829 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun02468

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Southwest
29
Spirit
11
Frontier
6

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Orlando from Indianapolis by plane?

The distance from Orlando to Indianapolis by plane is 829 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Orlando to Indianapolis?

The flight time from Orlando to Indianapolis is 2 hours, 20 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 58 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 2 hours, 17 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 2 hours, 25 minutes.

What airlines fly from Orlando to Indianapolis?

Southwest, Spirit, and Frontier are the airlines with direct flights from Orlando to Indianapolis.

Does Southwest fly from Orlando to Indianapolis?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Orlando (MCO) to Indianapolis (IND). On average, they have 29 flights per week on this route. This may vary seasonally, please check the chart above for more details.

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 Orlando on time
Taxi Out Time 15 minutes
In the Air 118 minutes
Taxiing In 5 minutes
Arrives Indianapolis 5 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 Orlando to Indianapolis, Southwest is 79% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 79% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Spirit 81% 17% 2%
Southwest 79% 20% 1%
Frontier 76% 22% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Orlando 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)
Southwest 14 116 4 137
Spirit 14 120 6 142
Frontier 16 120 7 145

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 0.14
5pm 0.3
6am 0.41
3pm 0.6
8pm 0.42
7pm 0.22
7am 0.59
11am 0.54
2pm 0.32
4pm 0.52
9pm 0.52
10pm 0.26
6pm 0.33
10am 0.4
5am 0.05
8am 0.23
9am 0.52
12pm 0.17

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Orlando 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 193
February 201
March 283
April 232
May 221
June 214
July 196
August 146
September 132
October 225
November 190
December 199

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Orlando 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 6.83
Tuesday 5.92
Wednesday 5.85
Thursday 6.52
Friday 6.69
Saturday 8
Sunday 6.96

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
Southwest 1
Spirit 0
Frontier 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 13 116 4 136
5pm 15 117 5 141
6am 14 117 4 137
3pm 14 119 5 141
8pm 15 116 5 138
7pm 16 118 6 142
7am 15 116 4 137
11am 15 118 4 140
2pm 14 116 5 138
4pm 15 118 5 141
9pm 14 117 5 139
10pm 14 116 6 136
6pm 15 117 6 141
10am 15 119 6 140
5am 14 124 6 144
8am 15 120 6 143
9am 14 119 5 141
12pm 14 120 5 140
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.