Historical on-time performance
Omaha to New York
1,148 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on OMA–LGA arrive on time 82% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate82%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled5.0%of scheduled flights
based on 359 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Republic AirwaysOn-time82%Medianon timep9025 minCancel5.1%Flights297
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9025 minCancel4.8%Flights62
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline29%
- Weather38%
- Air traffic (NAS)24%
- Late aircraft8%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Weather.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly OMA → LGA
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 — 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 15 min · 1,530 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 30 min · 842 flights
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 75 min · 216 flights
- Evenings72% on time · p90 75 min · 405 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 88% on time.
- Saturdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 224 flights
- Mondays84% on time · p90 25 min · 485 flights
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 35 min · 484 flights
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 484 flights
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 483 flights
- Sundays82% on time · p90 15 min · 358 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 45 min · 475 flights
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