Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Omaha
423 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MDW–OMA arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.1%of scheduled flights
based on 1,383 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 timep9040 minCancel1.1%Flights1,383
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline29%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft51%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline7%
- Weather87%
- Air traffic (NAS)7%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 15 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 MDW → OMA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
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 · 1,032 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 25 min · 1,083 flights
- Afternoons79% on time · p90 35 min · 753 flights
- Evenings67% on time · p90 45 min · 435 flights
- Overnights62% on time · p90 65 min · 1,008 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 82% on time.
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 623 flights
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 622 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 654 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 40 min · 657 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 40 min · 449 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 45 min · 650 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 50 min · 656 flights
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