Historical on-time performance
Omaha to Dallas
586 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on OMA–DAL arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.0%of scheduled flights
based on 400 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.0%Flights400
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline15%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)32%
- Late aircraft48%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather100%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 4 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 → DAL
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 — 93% on time.
- Mornings93% on time · p90 on time · 134 flights · limited
- Middays85% on time · p90 30 min · 220 flights
- Evenings74% on time · p90 45 min · 459 flights
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 40 min · 465 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 80% on time.
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 163 flights · limited
- Fridays79% on time · p90 35 min · 164 flights · limited
- Sundays79% on time · p90 35 min · 274 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 160 flights · limited
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 197 flights · limited
- Mondays73% on time · p90 30 min · 163 flights · limited
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 50 min · 160 flights · limited
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