Historical on-time performance
Omaha to Dallas
585 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on OMA–DAL arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.8%of scheduled flights
based on 399 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.8%Flights399
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline17%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)21%
- Late aircraft56%
- 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 OMA → DAL
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 — 93% on time.
- Mornings93% on time · p90 5 min · 108 flights · limited
- Middays84% on time · p90 25 min · 212 flights
- Evenings73% on time · p90 45 min · 389 flights
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 40 min · 565 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 68% to 80% on time.
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 25 min · 164 flights · limited
- Sundays80% on time · p90 35 min · 272 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 194 flights · limited
- Fridays77% on time · p90 40 min · 162 flights · limited
- Wednesdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 161 flights · limited
- Mondays72% on time · p90 30 min · 165 flights · limited
- Thursdays68% on time · p90 55 min · 159 flights · limited
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