Historical on-time performance
Houston to Omaha
804 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on HOU–OMA arrive on time 85% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate85%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay20 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 333 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time85%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.6%Flights333
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline37%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Late aircraft42%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline50%
- Weather50%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 2 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 HOU → 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 — 92% on time.
- Mornings92% on time · p90 10 min · 417 flights
- Middays84% on time · p90 25 min · 332 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 55 min · 250 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 80% to 88% on time.
- Saturdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 183 flights · limited
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 25 min · 148 flights · limited
- Wednesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 147 flights · limited
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 157 flights · limited
- Mondays83% on time · p90 25 min · 157 flights · limited
- Fridays83% on time · p90 25 min · 157 flights · limited
- Sundays80% on time · p90 35 min · 182 flights · limited
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