Historical on-time performance
Orlando to Omaha
1,211 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCO–OMA arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.4%of scheduled flights
based on 262 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.4%Flights262
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline19%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)30%
- Late aircraft47%
- Security1%
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 MCO → 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 52% to 82% on time.
- Mornings82% on time · p90 30 min · 220 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 30 min · 444 flights
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 40 min · 365 flights
- Evenings52% on time · p90 80 min · 50 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 66% to 81% on time.
- Sundays81% on time · p90 30 min · 176 flights · limited
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 128 flights · limited
- Fridays78% on time · p90 50 min · 154 flights · limited
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 25 min · 114 flights · limited
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 30 min · 151 flights · limited
- Mondays72% on time · p90 50 min · 156 flights · limited
- Saturdays66% on time · p90 60 min · 217 flights
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