Historical on-time performance
Dallas to Omaha
585 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DAL–OMA arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.0%of scheduled flights
based on 400 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.0%Flights400
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft50%
- Security2%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline25%
- Weather75%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 4 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 DAL → OMA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 262 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 25 min · 533 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 35 min · 301 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 85% on time.
- Saturdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 197 flights · limited
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 163 flights · limited
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 25 min · 160 flights · limited
- Mondays79% on time · p90 30 min · 163 flights · limited
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 160 flights · limited
- Fridays74% on time · p90 45 min · 164 flights · limited
- Sundays72% on time · p90 50 min · 274 flights
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