Historical on-time performance
Omaha to Las Vegas
1,099 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on OMA–LAS arrive on time 84% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate84%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.4%of scheduled flights
based on 1,027 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time84%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.4%Flights1,027
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)24%
- Late aircraft50%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline25%
- Weather50%
- Air traffic (NAS)25%
- 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 → LAS
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 — 92% on time.
- Mornings92% on time · p90 5 min · 1,053 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 25 min · 884 flights
- Afternoons81% on time · p90 35 min · 352 flights
- Evenings71% on time · p90 60 min · 834 flights
- Overnights71% on time · p90 65 min · 253 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 79% to 86% on time.
- Wednesdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 426 flights
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 30 min · 330 flights
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 30 min · 440 flights
- Mondays82% on time · p90 40 min · 574 flights
- Sundays82% on time · p90 35 min · 522 flights
- Fridays81% on time · p90 40 min · 567 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 517 flights
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