Historical on-time performance
Denver to Omaha
472 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DEN–OMA arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate74%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%of scheduled flights
based on 3,029 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesbestOn-time88%Medianon timep9015 minCancel0.6%Flights179
- United AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9055 minCancel0.8%Flights1,382
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9055 minCancel0.6%Flights1,468
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Late aircraft55%
- 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 DEN → OMA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 20 min · 1,732 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 35 min · 3,228 flights
- Afternoons69% on time · p90 50 min · 1,032 flights
- Evenings64% on time · p90 65 min · 1,947 flights
- Overnights64% on time · p90 75 min · 1,868 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 76% on time.
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,387 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 45 min · 1,427 flights
- Wednesdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 1,425 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 45 min · 1,489 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 1,180 flights
- Fridays72% on time · p90 50 min · 1,476 flights
- Thursdays70% on time · p90 55 min · 1,423 flights
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