Historical on-time performance
Denver to Omaha
472 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DEN–OMA arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.5%of scheduled flights
based on 2,980 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 minCancel1.1%Flights278
- United AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9055 minCancel0.4%Flights1,287
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.4%Flights1,415
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline31%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Late aircraft54%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline21%
- Weather64%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 14 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 DEN → 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 — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 1,583 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 30 min · 3,350 flights
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 45 min · 1,026 flights
- Evenings66% on time · p90 65 min · 2,044 flights
- Overnights65% on time · p90 75 min · 1,747 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 77% on time.
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 1,353 flights
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 1,372 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,462 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 45 min · 1,458 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 1,185 flights
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 55 min · 1,443 flights
- Fridays72% on time · p90 50 min · 1,477 flights
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