Historical on-time performance
Dallas to Omaha
585 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DAL–OMA arrive on time 82% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate82%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.0%of scheduled flights
based on 399 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9030 minCancel1.0%Flights399
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline34%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Late aircraft46%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
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 (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 60% to 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 262 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 25 min · 513 flights
- Afternoons78% on time · p90 30 min · 334 flights
- Evenings70% on time · p90 45 min · 83 flights · limited
- Overnights60% on time · p90 70 min · 85 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 87% on time.
- Saturdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 194 flights · limited
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 164 flights · limited
- Mondays82% on time · p90 25 min · 165 flights · limited
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 25 min · 161 flights · limited
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 25 min · 159 flights · limited
- Sundays76% on time · p90 35 min · 272 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 40 min · 162 flights · limited
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