Historical on-time performance
Las Vegas to Omaha
1,099 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LAS–OMA arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.3%of scheduled flights
based on 1,027 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.3%Flights1,027
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline38%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft52%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather67%
- Air traffic (NAS)33%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 3 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 LAS → 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 — 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 15 min · 1,260 flights
- Middays73% on time · p90 35 min · 477 flights
- Afternoons66% on time · p90 60 min · 564 flights
- Evenings66% on time · p90 55 min · 789 flights
- Overnights56% on time · p90 70 min · 281 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 68% to 84% on time.
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 443 flights
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 30 min · 327 flights
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 431 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 35 min · 570 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 55 min · 565 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 50 min · 519 flights
- Thursdays68% on time · p90 45 min · 516 flights
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