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AA 1506 on time

American Airlines 1506: Indianapolis to Dallas at 11:45 a.m.; Dallas to Indianapolis at 7:30 a.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for IND → DFW, its busiest leg

On time
85%
221 flights · likely 79–89%
Cancelled
1.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−15 min
median vs schedule
When late
+102 min
average delay
Similar flights
84%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 7 AA 1506 flights from Indianapolis arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (15%); 1.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 15 minutes early.

AA 1506: IND → DFW

Scheduled to leave Indianapolis at 11:45 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 85% of the time (221 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (84%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jun 2025: 73% on time (30 flights)73JunJul 2025: 71% on time (31 flights)71JulAug 2025: 77% on time (31 flights)77AugSep 2025: 77% on time (30 flights)77SepOct 2025: 97% on time (30 flights)97OctNov 2025: 90% on time (29 flights)90NovDec 2025: 81% on time (16 flights)81DecJan 2026: 76% on time (25 flights)76JanFeb 2026: 85% on time (27 flights)85FebMar 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77MarApr 2026: too few flights (6 flights)AprAug 2026: 89% on time (27 flights)89Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3379%
Tuesday3288%
Wednesday3281%
Thursday3291%
Friday3187%
Saturday2882%
Sunday3385%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 63%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 18%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 18%Severe weather 2%

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AA 1506: DFW → IND

Scheduled to leave Dallas at 7:30 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 85% of the time (194 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (84%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jun 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83JunJul 2025: 74% on time (31 flights)74JulAug 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90AugSep 2025: 80% on time (25 flights)80SepOct 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93OctNov 2025: 89% on time (27 flights)89NovDec 2025: too few flights (14 flights)DecJan 2026: too few flights (13 flights)JanFeb 2026: 76% on time (21 flights)76FebMar 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MarApr 2026: too few flights (6 flights)AprAug 2026: 81% on time (27 flights)81Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3388%
Tuesday2186%
Wednesday2576%
Thursday3093%
Friday3181%
Saturday2785%
Sunday2785%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 75%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 12%Late inbound plane 11%Severe weather 2%

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Questions

How often is AA 1506 from IND to DFW late?

American Airlines 1506 from Indianapolis, IN to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 15% of 221 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.4% were cancelled.

How often is AA 1506 from DFW to IND late?

American Airlines 1506 from Dallas/Fort Worth, TX to Indianapolis, IN arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 15% of 194 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.5% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check American Airlines for today's flight. Method.