Historical on-time performance
Minneapolis to Omaha
282 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MSP–OMA arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%of scheduled flights
based on 1,342 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9060 minCancel0.7%Flights1,342
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline71%
- Weather19%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Late aircraft0%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly MSP → 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 — 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 967 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 35 min · 964 flights
- Afternoons80% on time · p90 45 min · 916 flights
- Overnights77% on time · p90 45 min · 993 flights
- Evenings73% on time · p90 75 min · 258 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 79% to 84% on time.
- Sundays84% on time · p90 25 min · 591 flights
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 35 min · 496 flights
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 40 min · 602 flights
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 602 flights
- Thursdays81% on time · p90 50 min · 599 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 35 min · 608 flights
- Fridays79% on time · p90 45 min · 600 flights
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