CLT → INDCharlotte to Indianapolis

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Direct flights from Charlotte (CLT) to Indianapolis (IND): 41 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 68% of the last 40 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 5 minutes early. 4 of the 42 tracked flights were cancelled. The nonstop covers 688 km, an estimated 1 hour 23 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Charlotte and Indianapolis. Updated 14 November 2026 at 20:37 UTC.

Today, CLT → IND

Sat 14 Nov · local times
AA2049American Airlines71 min late

The CLT board at 15:37 shows departure at 17:11 instead of 16:00, gate C5.

Landing
18:53IND board estimate · sched 17:40
Later cancelled
2%of 16,762 past American Airlines flights whose board showed 70 min or more late
Still to leave today
AA583 19:25American Airlines · then AA1081 22:12
Track AA2049 →
  1. 10:24 AA2887American Airlines Cancelled ·
  2. 14:37 AA5049American Airlines Left 14:49 +12 IND est. 16:41 +19In the air · sched 16:22
  3. 16:00 AA2049American Airlines Est. 17:11 +71Gate C5 IND est. 18:53 +73sched 17:40
  4. 19:25 AA583American Airlines On scheduleGate B3 IND 21:05scheduled
  5. 22:12 AA1081American Airlines On scheduleGate A7 ·

Checked CLT board 15:37 · IND board 15:23

CLT Charlotte disrupted · +72
IND Indianapolis busy · +20
688 km · ~1h 23m est.
dep bank 07:45–22:1241x weekly
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 41x weekly · nonstop
68% on time

of the last 40 tracked CLT → IND flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −5 min. 4 of 42 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−5 minacross the last 36 arrivals
Flight time~1h 23mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures41x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled9.5%recent route rate · 4 of 42

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
American Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
American AirlinesAA68% on time

Flights AA3253 varies Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · AA2887 11:00 Th Fr Sa Su · AA558 varies Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · AA1267 13:53 Mo Tu We

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-14AA2887cancelledCNX
11-14AA5049departed+12
11-13AA1081cancelledCNX
11-13AA2049cancelledCNX
11-13AA2887arrived−22
11-13AA3253arrived−16
11-13AA558arrived+49
11-13AA583cancelledCNX
11-12AA1081dep −6 → arr+20
11-12AA2049arrived+2
11-12AA2887arrived−5
11-12AA3253arrived+26
11-12AA558arrived−11
11-12AA583arrived−20
11-11AA1081dep −7 → arr+9
11-11AA1267arrived+12
11-11AA2049arrived+21
11-11AA3253dep −8 → arr−18
11-11AA5462arrived−4
11-11AA583arrived+51
11-10AA1081dep +17 → arr+10
11-10AA1267arrived−5
11-10AA2049arrived+12
11-10AA3253arrived−8
11-10AA558arrived−11
11-10AA583arrived−8
11-09AA1267arrived+109
11-09AA2049arrived−16
11-09AA3253arrived+1
11-09AA558arrived−8
11-09AA583arrived−16
11-08AA1081dep −12 → arr−25
11-08AA2049arrived−11
11-08AA2887arrived−10
11-08AA3253arrived+49
11-08AA558arrived+13
11-08AA583arrived−24
11-07AA1081departed+57
11-07AA2049arrived−11
11-07AA2887arrived−9

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
CLTCharlotte +72 min disrupted 🌤 few clouds · NNW 5 kt Full CLT delay board →
INDIndianapolis +20 min busy 🌤 few clouds · WNW 16 kt Full IND delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at IND: a 31% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +2 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Charlotte to Indianapolis route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop CLT to IND flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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CLT to IND questions

Is CLT–IND running on time right now?

Significant delay risk. The departure side at CLT is the weaker end, route health score 39/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on CLT–IND?

Operators schedule morning departures around 11:00 and evening departures around 19:25 from CLT. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the IND delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from CLT to IND?

Great-circle distance is 688 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 79–89 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does CLT–IND fly?

American Airlines runs the route with about 41 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.