Historical on-time performance
Omaha to Houston
804 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on OMA–HOU arrive on time 83% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate83%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.8%of scheduled flights
based on 364 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time83%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.8%Flights364
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline21%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)24%
- Late aircraft54%
- 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 → HOU
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 — 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 5 min · 220 flights
- Middays85% on time · p90 20 min · 443 flights
- Afternoons80% on time · p90 35 min · 371 flights
- Evenings67% on time · p90 80 min · 100 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 80% to 87% on time.
- Fridays87% on time · p90 15 min · 156 flights · limited
- Thursdays85% on time · p90 30 min · 156 flights · limited
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 15 min · 148 flights · limited
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 186 flights · limited
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 40 min · 148 flights · limited
- Mondays80% on time · p90 25 min · 158 flights · limited
- Sundays80% on time · p90 35 min · 182 flights · limited
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