DEN → INDDenver to Indianapolis

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Direct flights from Denver (DEN) to Indianapolis (IND): 45 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. 69% of the last 26 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 4 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 31 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,568 km, an estimated 2 hours 31 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Denver and Indianapolis. Updated 14 November 2026 at 03:24 UTC.

Today, DEN → IND

Fri 13 Nov · local times
UA1199United Airlines305 min late

The DEN board at 20:24 shows departure at 22:45 instead of 17:40, gate B59.

Landing
23:05IND board estimate · sched 22:10
Later cancelled
2.6%of 6,875 past United Airlines flights whose board showed 70 min or more late
Still to leave today
WN1657 01:07Southwest
Track UA1199 →
WN1657Southwest337 min late

The DEN board at 20:24 shows departure at 01:07 instead of 19:30, gate C46.

Likely landing
about 05:05middle half 04:55 to 05:17 · sched 23:55
Later cancelled
1%of 9,702 past Southwest flights whose board showed 70 min or more late
Still to leave today
No other nonstoplast DEN to IND departure of the day

Landing estimate from 24,829 tracked flights of 2 to 4 hours that left 120 min or more late. The IND board has not posted a landing time yet. How planes make up time

Track WN1657 →
  1. 08:40 WN245Southwest Left 08:36 Landed 12:45 −15
  2. 10:12 UA1522United Airlines Left 10:07 Landed 14:27 −15
  3. 10:30 WN2444Southwest Airlines Left 10:34 Landed 14:48 −2
  4. 10:41 F92346Frontier Airlines Left 10:34 Landed 14:52 −16
  5. 15:40 WN560Southwest Airlines Left 20:20 +280 IND est. 23:18 +203In the air · sched 19:55
  6. 17:40 UA1199United Airlines Est. 22:45 +305Gate B59 IND est. 23:05 +55sched 22:10
  7. 19:30 WN1657Southwest Est. 01:07 +337Gate C46 IND about 05:05sched 23:55

Checked DEN board 20:24 · IND board 22:23

DEN Denver disrupted · +282
IND Indianapolis disrupted · +181
1,568 km · ~2h 31m est.
dep bank 08:40–19:3045x weekly
Runs mixed · 3 airlines · 45x weekly · nonstop
69% on time

of the last 26 tracked DEN → IND flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −4 min. 0 of 31 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−4 minacross the last 26 arrivals
Flight time~2h 31mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures45x3 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 31

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Thu
Fri
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Frontier AirlinesSouthwest AirlinesUnited 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
Frontier AirlinesF980% on time

Flights F92346 10:41 daily

Southwest AirlinesWN58% on time

Flights WN245 08:40 Mo Th Fr Su · WN2444 varies daily · WN2377 14:25 Tu We · WN560 15:40 Mo Th Fr Sa Su

United AirlinesUA78% on time

Flights UA1522 10:12 daily · UA1199 17:40 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-13F92346dep −7 → arr−16
11-13UA1522dep −5 → arr−15
11-13WN2444dep +4 → arr−2
11-13WN245dep −4 → arr−15
11-13WN560departed+280
11-12F92346dep −3 → arr−5
11-12UA1199dep +18 → arr+24
11-12UA1522dep −5 → arr−17
11-12WN1657dep +19 → arr+23
11-12WN2444dep +17 → arr+5
11-12WN245dep −3 → arr−9
11-12WN560dep +0 → arr−4
11-11F92346dep +1 → arr+95
11-11UA1199dep +5 → arr−8
11-11UA1522dep +175 → arr+165
11-11WN1657dep +23 → arr+16
11-11WN2377dep +14 → arr+37
11-11WN2444dep +28 → arr+17
11-10F92346dep −8 → arr−23
11-10UA1199dep −7 → arr−12
11-10UA1522dep −6 → arr−14
11-10WN1657dep +3 → arr−10
11-10WN2377dep +27 → arr+23
11-10WN2444dep +2 → arr+0
11-09F92346dep −13 → arr−12
11-09UA1199dep −1 → arr+0
11-09UA1522dep −7 → arr−13
11-09WN1657departed+0
11-09WN2444departed+4
11-09WN245departed−5
11-09WN560departed+36

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
DENDenver +282 min disrupted 🌤 mostly cloudy · S 10 kt Full DEN delay board →
INDIndianapolis +181 min disrupted 🌤 mostly cloudy · NNW 7 kt Full IND delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at DEN and IND: a 36% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +6 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Denver to Indianapolis route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DEN 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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DEN to IND questions

Is DEN–IND running on time right now?

High disruption likely. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 0/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on DEN–IND?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:40 and evening departures around 17:40 from DEN. 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 DEN to IND?

Great-circle distance is 1,568 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 141–164 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DEN–IND fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 45 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.