Historical on-time performance
Omaha to Charlotte
913 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on OMA–CLT arrive on time 83% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate83%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.4%of scheduled flights
based on 956 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time83%Medianon timep9030 minCancel1.4%Flights956
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline44%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft41%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline8%
- Weather92%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 13 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 → CLT
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 · 1,100 flights
- Afternoons78% on time · p90 45 min · 687 flights
- Middays76% on time · p90 40 min · 405 flights
- Evenings71% on time · p90 65 min · 495 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 84% on time.
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 373 flights
- Mondays82% on time · p90 35 min · 391 flights
- Thursdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 393 flights
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 375 flights
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 365 flights
- Sundays78% on time · p90 50 min · 400 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 35 min · 390 flights
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