Historical on-time performance
Houston to Omaha
781 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on IAH–OMA arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%of scheduled flights
based on 722 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.7%Flights722
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline40%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft42%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather100%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 5 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 IAH → 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 62% to 85% on time.
- Afternoons85% on time · p90 25 min · 166 flights · limited
- Middays85% on time · p90 25 min · 462 flights
- Overnights67% on time · p90 65 min · 920 flights
- Evenings62% on time · p90 90 min · 311 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 65% to 76% on time.
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 268 flights
- Wednesdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 265 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 60 min · 264 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 55 min · 266 flights
- Saturdays71% on time · p90 55 min · 251 flights
- Fridays69% on time · p90 65 min · 279 flights
- Sundays65% on time · p90 55 min · 268 flights
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