Historical on-time performance
Detroit to Omaha
651 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DTW–OMA arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.5%of scheduled flights
based on 1,144 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9060 minCancel0.5%Flights1,144
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline72%
- Weather18%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft0%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
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 (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 67% to 83% on time.
- Mornings83% on time · p90 35 min · 1,014 flights
- Overnights82% on time · p90 45 min · 490 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 50 min · 199 flights · limited
- Afternoons78% on time · p90 60 min · 1,016 flights
- Evenings67% on time · p90 80 min · 467 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 83% on time.
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 35 min · 367 flights
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 40 min · 473 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 50 min · 469 flights
- Sundays78% on time · p90 55 min · 459 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 55 min · 468 flights
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 473 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 55 min · 477 flights
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