The flight time from Phoenix to Indianapolis is 3 hours, 15 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves PHX Phoenix, AZ on time.
14 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 55 minutes in the air
5 minutes taxiing in
Arrives IND Indianapolis, IN 3 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Southwest
84%
American
78%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Phoenix to Indianapolis is 3 hours, 15 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 55 minutes.

The flight distance from Phoenix to Indianapolis is 1488 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Indianapolis to Phoenix
3 hours, 45 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
3h 11m
American
3h 20m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h3h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

28

Distance

1488 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

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Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Southwest
14
American
13

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Phoenix from Indianapolis by plane?

The distance from Phoenix to Indianapolis by plane is 1488 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Phoenix to Indianapolis?

The flight time from Phoenix to Indianapolis is 3 hours, 15 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 55 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 3 hours, 11 minutes, and American the slowest taking 3 hours, 20 minutes.

What airlines fly from Phoenix to Indianapolis?

Southwest and American are the airlines with direct flights from Phoenix to Indianapolis.

Does Southwest fly from Phoenix to Indianapolis?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Indianapolis (IND). On average, they have 14 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 Phoenix on time
Taxi Out Time 14 minutes
In the Air 175 minutes
Taxiing In 5 minutes
Arrives Indianapolis 3 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 Phoenix to Indianapolis, Southwest is 84% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 84% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Southwest 84% 16% 0%
American 78% 22% 0%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Phoenix 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 11 174 5 191
American 17 175 7 200

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
5pm 0.38
12pm 0.03
3pm 0.4
11am 0.08
7am 0.26
1pm 0.02
8am 0.3
5am 0.01
7pm 0.37
4pm 0.31
2pm 0.04
0am 0.01
10pm 0
10am 0.46
8pm 0.01
6am 0.2
11pm 0.01
9am 0.64
6pm 0.44

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Phoenix 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 112
February 110
March 140
April 120
May 124
June 127
July 129
August 122
September 115
October 128
November 117
December 113

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Phoenix 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 3.98
Tuesday 3.71
Wednesday 3.92
Thursday 3.96
Friday 3.98
Saturday 4.37
Sunday 4.1

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 0
American 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)
5pm 13 174 6 193
12pm 7 181 6 197
3pm 14 175 6 198
11am 12 173 4 191
7am 12 170 5 188
1pm 10 167 5 186
8am 17 175 5 197
5am 11 184 5 199
7pm 11 176 4 192
4pm 13 177 6 197
2pm 7 175 4 189
0am 15 171 7 193
10pm 17 174 9 200
10am 18 174 6 198
8pm 21 164 4 190
6am 12 173 5 190
11pm 15 166 5 188
9am 19 175 7 203
6pm 11 174 5 191
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.