Historical on-time performance
Omaha to Atlanta
821 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on OMA–ATL arrive on time 86% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate86%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay20 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.8%of scheduled flights
based on 1,722 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time86%Medianon timep9020 minCancel1.8%Flights1,722
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline63%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)7%
- Late aircraft25%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline68%
- Weather32%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 31 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 OMA → ATL
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 80% to 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 10 min · 2,196 flights
- Middays88% on time · p90 15 min · 1,290 flights
- Afternoons84% on time · p90 30 min · 1,319 flights
- Evenings80% on time · p90 35 min · 1,047 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 83% to 89% on time.
- Thursdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 863 flights
- Tuesdays87% on time · p90 15 min · 811 flights
- Mondays87% on time · p90 20 min · 886 flights
- Wednesdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 812 flights
- Fridays85% on time · p90 25 min · 892 flights
- Saturdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 730 flights
- Sundays83% on time · p90 30 min · 858 flights
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