Historical on-time performance
New York to Omaha
1,148 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LGA–OMA arrive on time 64% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate64%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay100 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled9.2%of scheduled flights
based on 152 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysOn-time64%Medianon timep90100 minCancel9.2%Flights152
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline20%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)32%
- Late aircraft48%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather57%
- Air traffic (NAS)43%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 14 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 LGA → 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 72% to 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 20 min · 779 flights
- Middays84% on time · p90 30 min · 531 flights
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 50 min · 201 flights
- Evenings72% on time · p90 60 min · 1,188 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 81% on time.
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 50 min · 205 flights
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 449 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 448 flights
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 447 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 35 min · 449 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 55 min · 444 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 50 min · 328 flights
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