Historical on-time performance
Omaha to Los Angeles
1,330 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on OMA–LAX arrive on time 86% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate86%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay15 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.2%of scheduled flights
based on 407 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time86%Medianon timep9015 minCancel0.2%Flights407
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline33%
- Weather27%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft30%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly OMA → LAX
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 65% to 90% on time.
- Middays90% on time · p90 10 min · 114 flights · limited
- Mornings85% on time · p90 15 min · 87 flights · limited
- Afternoons85% on time · p90 20 min · 430 flights
- Evenings84% on time · p90 20 min · 554 flights
- Overnights65% on time · p90 75 min · 95 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 79% to 88% on time.
- Thursdays88% on time · p90 20 min · 179 flights · limited
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 165 flights · limited
- Wednesdays86% on time · p90 15 min · 200 flights
- Sundays83% on time · p90 25 min · 184 flights · limited
- Mondays82% on time · p90 30 min · 177 flights · limited
- Fridays80% on time · p90 25 min · 181 flights · limited
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 25 min · 194 flights · limited
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