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Direct Flights from Dallas to Indianapolis

Nonstop service from DFW and DAL to IND on American, Frontier, Southwest. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.

Airlines
American, Frontier, Southwest
Nonstop flights
~7/dayacross 2 airport pairs
Distance
761 mi
Flight time
~2hgate to gate
Elevation
797 ftabout the same as home
Days operated
Daily (all week)
Great-circle flight path from Dallas (DFW) to Indianapolis (IND), 761 miles nonstop.DFWIND

Which airports fly this route

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  • DFWINDDallas Fort Worth International
    American, Frontier~5/dayDaily (all week)761 mi
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  • DALINDDallas Love Field
    Southwest~2/dayDaily (all week)755 mi
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How rare is this nonstop?

40 cities have a nonstop to Indianapolis, Dallas among them.

How long to go to Indianapolis for, from Dallas

2h in the air, 761 miles — a Friday-evening departure still leaves you most of the evening in Indianapolis. Two nights works.

With roughly 7 departures a day, you are not tied to one flight: if a meeting overruns or the weather turns, there is another one behind it.

About Indianapolis

Indianapolis skyline on the night of 10/03/2010--taken from the top floor of the Methodist Hospital south parking garage.
Photo by Jasssmit · Public domain

Indianapolis is the capital of Indiana and also the state’s largest city. Efforts to beautify and modernize the city have brought Indianapolis into the 21st century as a world-class destination for everything from business meetings and trade conventions to backpackers making their way across the States.

Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).

Top things to do in Indianapolis

  1. The Indianapolis Museum of Art (IMA) is an encyclopedic art museum located at Newfields, a 152-acre (62 ha) campus that also houses Lilly House, The Virginia B.
  2. The Children's Museum of Indianapolis is the world's largest children's museum. It is located at 3000 North Meridian Street, Indianapolis, Indiana in the United Northwest Area neighborhood of the city.
  3. The Indianapolis Zoo is a 93-acre (38 ha) non-profit zoo, public aquarium, and botanical garden in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.
  4. The Indiana State Soldiers and Sailors Monument is a 284 ft 6 in (86.72 m) tall neoclassical monument built on Monument Circle, a circular, brick-paved street that intersects Meridian and Market streets in the center of…
  5. The Indiana World War Memorial Plaza is an urban feature and war memorial located in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, originally built to honor the veterans of World War I.
  6. Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral located at Fourteenth and Meridian Streets in Indianapolis, Indiana, in the United States.
  7. The Indiana State Museum is a museum located in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. The museum houses exhibits on the science, art, culture, and history of Indiana from prehistoric times to the present day.
  8. The Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art is an art museum in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.
  9. Broad Ripple Park Carousel is an antique carousel in The Children's Museum of Indianapolis.
  10. Eagle Creek Park is a municipal park in the northwest of Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Officially opened in 1972, it covers approximately 3,900 acres (16 km2) of land and 1,400 acres (5.7 km2) of water.
  11. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum is an automotive museum on the grounds of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, United States, which houses the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame.
  12. Mounds State Park is a state park near Anderson, Indiana featuring Native American heritage, and ten ceremonial mounds built by the prehistoric Adena culture indigenous peoples of eastern North America, and also used cen…

Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).

Indianapolis weather, compared with Dallas

14° cooler than Dallas on average across the year, on daytime highs:

January
Indianapolis 36°F · Dallas 57°F · 21° colder
April
Indianapolis 64°F · Dallas 77°F · 13° colder
July
Indianapolis 86°F · Dallas 96°F · 11° colder
October
Indianapolis 66°F · Dallas 79°F · 13° colder

January bottoms out near 36°F — a real coat, not a layer.

Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at the nearest weather station to each city.

Planning a trip to Indianapolis

Best time to visit
The best time to visit Indianapolis is April–May and September–October, when daytime highs are a comfortable 64–78°F.
How long to stay
Indianapolis rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Indianapolis Museum of Art, The Children's Museum of Indianapolis, and Indianapolis Zoo and beyond.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a direct flight from Dallas to Indianapolis?
Yes — you can fly nonstop from Dallas (DFW, DAL) to Indianapolis (IND) on American, Frontier, Southwest.
Which airlines fly nonstop from Dallas to Indianapolis?
American, Frontier, Southwest fly nonstop between Dallas (DFW, DAL) and Indianapolis (IND).
Which Dallas airport has nonstop flights to Indianapolis?
You can leave from 2 Dallas airports: DFW (Dallas Fort Worth International) on American, Frontier; DAL (Dallas Love Field) on Southwest.
How many nonstop flights are there from Dallas to Indianapolis?
There are about 7 nonstop departures per day (roughly 49 per week) from Dallas to Indianapolis.
How far is Indianapolis from Dallas?
Indianapolis is about 761 miles from Dallas by air.
What is there to do in Indianapolis?
Popular things to do include Indianapolis Museum of Art, The Children's Museum of Indianapolis, Indianapolis Zoo, Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (Indianapolis), and more.

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