Historical on-time performance
Houston to Omaha
781 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on IAH–OMA arrive on time 68% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate68%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.5%of scheduled flights
based on 598 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesbestOn-time90%Medianon timep9010 minCancel0.0%Flights31
- United AirlinesOn-time66%Medianon timep9065 minCancel1.6%Flights567
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline40%
- Weather9%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft39%
- 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 IAH → 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 58% to 84% on time.
- Middays84% on time · p90 30 min · 518 flights
- Afternoons79% on time · p90 30 min · 57 flights · limited
- Overnights65% on time · p90 70 min · 803 flights
- Evenings58% on time · p90 90 min · 391 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 62% to 74% on time.
- Tuesdays74% on time · p90 65 min · 252 flights
- Mondays72% on time · p90 65 min · 253 flights
- Wednesdays72% on time · p90 70 min · 252 flights
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 60 min · 251 flights
- Saturdays68% on time · p90 60 min · 245 flights
- Fridays65% on time · p90 70 min · 264 flights
- Sundays62% on time · p90 70 min · 254 flights
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