Historical on-time performance
Detroit to Omaha
651 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DTW–OMA arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate72%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay75 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 1,136 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9075 minCancel0.6%Flights1,136
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline74%
- Weather16%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Late aircraft0%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline14%
- Weather86%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 7 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 DTW → OMA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 65% to 83% on time.
- Overnights83% on time · p90 35 min · 466 flights
- Mornings82% on time · p90 35 min · 1,022 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 45 min · 191 flights · limited
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 60 min · 993 flights
- Evenings65% on time · p90 100 min · 513 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 81% on time.
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 368 flights
- Sundays79% on time · p90 55 min · 460 flights
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 55 min · 469 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 50 min · 472 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 60 min · 472 flights
- Wednesdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 468 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 70 min · 476 flights
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