Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Omaha
423 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MDW–OMA arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.9%of scheduled flights
based on 1,414 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 timep9035 minCancel0.9%Flights1,414
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline36%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Late aircraft48%
- 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 MDW → OMA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 1,132 flights
- Middays84% on time · p90 20 min · 971 flights
- Afternoons78% on time · p90 30 min · 861 flights
- Evenings66% on time · p90 45 min · 447 flights
- Overnights63% on time · p90 65 min · 1,033 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 79% on time.
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 30 min · 660 flights
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 660 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 30 min · 670 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 40 min · 673 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 40 min · 675 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 40 min · 455 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 50 min · 651 flights
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