Historical on-time performance
Omaha to Houston
804 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on OMA–HOU arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 332 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 timep9035 minCancel0.6%Flights332
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline13%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)21%
- Late aircraft65%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather50%
- Air traffic (NAS)50%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 2 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 → HOU
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 65% to 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 200 flights
- Middays84% on time · p90 20 min · 371 flights
- Afternoons79% on time · p90 40 min · 430 flights
- Evenings65% on time · p90 65 min · 128 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 84% on time.
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 30 min · 183 flights · limited
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 147 flights · limited
- Fridays83% on time · p90 30 min · 157 flights · limited
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 20 min · 147 flights · limited
- Thursdays81% on time · p90 40 min · 157 flights · limited
- Sundays78% on time · p90 35 min · 182 flights · limited
- Mondays76% on time · p90 30 min · 156 flights · limited
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