Historical on-time performance
Omaha to Los Angeles
1,330 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on OMA–LAX arrive on time 85% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate85%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay20 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 523 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time85%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.6%Flights523
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline74%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft9%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
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 3 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 → LAX
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 84% to 86% on time.
- Afternoons86% on time · p90 20 min · 566 flights
- Evenings86% on time · p90 15 min · 484 flights
- Mornings84% on time · p90 25 min · 180 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 82% to 89% on time.
- Thursdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 177 flights · limited
- Tuesdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 173 flights · limited
- Wednesdays86% on time · p90 15 min · 205 flights
- Sundays86% on time · p90 20 min · 188 flights · limited
- Fridays82% on time · p90 25 min · 199 flights · limited
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 20 min · 215 flights
- Mondays82% on time · p90 20 min · 191 flights · limited
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