Historical on-time performance
Orlando to Omaha
1,211 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCO–OMA arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.9%of scheduled flights
based on 335 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 timep9035 minCancel0.9%Flights335
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline31%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Late aircraft50%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline33%
- Weather33%
- Air traffic (NAS)33%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. 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 MCO → 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 54% to 80% on time.
- Mornings80% on time · p90 25 min · 224 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 30 min · 467 flights
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 40 min · 327 flights
- Evenings54% on time · p90 75 min · 104 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 67% to 80% on time.
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 25 min · 133 flights · limited
- Sundays80% on time · p90 30 min · 187 flights · limited
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 25 min · 123 flights · limited
- Fridays76% on time · p90 50 min · 157 flights · limited
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 35 min · 160 flights · limited
- Mondays71% on time · p90 55 min · 155 flights · limited
- Saturdays67% on time · p90 60 min · 229 flights
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