Historical on-time performance
New York to Omaha
1,148 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LGA–OMA arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay70 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled5.6%of scheduled flights
based on 359 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Republic AirwaysOn-time71%Medianon timep9070 minCancel5.7%Flights297
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9035 minCancel4.8%Flights62
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)27%
- Late aircraft42%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
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 (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 67% to 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 20 min · 777 flights
- Middays85% on time · p90 25 min · 538 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 50 min · 157 flights · limited
- Evenings73% on time · p90 55 min · 1,421 flights
- Overnights67% on time · p90 50 min · 98 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 82% on time.
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 50 min · 221 flights
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 40 min · 482 flights
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 40 min · 485 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 35 min · 485 flights
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 483 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 60 min · 476 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 50 min · 359 flights
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