Historical on-time performance
Houston to Omaha
804 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on HOU–OMA arrive on time 82% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate82%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.1%of scheduled flights
based on 365 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9030 minCancel1.1%Flights365
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline47%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft34%
- 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 HOU → 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 68% to 92% on time.
- Mornings92% on time · p90 10 min · 360 flights
- Evenings88% on time · p90 10 min · 92 flights · limited
- Middays82% on time · p90 30 min · 293 flights
- Afternoons78% on time · p90 45 min · 307 flights
- Overnights68% on time · p90 75 min · 84 flights · limited
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 20 min · 186 flights · limited
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 30 min · 149 flights · limited
- Mondays84% on time · p90 30 min · 159 flights · limited
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 148 flights · limited
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 156 flights · limited
- Fridays81% on time · p90 30 min · 156 flights · limited
- Sundays80% on time · p90 35 min · 182 flights · limited
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