Historical on-time performance
Charlotte to Omaha
913 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CLT–OMA arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.4%of scheduled flights
based on 956 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9050 minCancel1.4%Flights956
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline30%
- Weather11%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Late aircraft48%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline8%
- Weather92%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 13 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly CLT → OMA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 81% on time.
- Middays81% on time · p90 30 min · 1,109 flights
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 50 min · 515 flights
- Overnights68% on time · p90 70 min · 1,006 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 80% on time.
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 373 flights
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 373 flights
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 50 min · 364 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 65 min · 392 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 50 min · 391 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 55 min · 391 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 60 min · 400 flights
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