Historical on-time performance
Omaha to New York
1,148 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on OMA–LGA arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled7.3%of scheduled flights
based on 151 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysOn-time75%Medianon timep9060 minCancel7.3%Flights151
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline21%
- Weather49%
- Air traffic (NAS)21%
- Late aircraft9%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Weather.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline9%
- Weather36%
- Air traffic (NAS)55%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS). Shares are among 11 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 → LGA
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 — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 1,277 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 35 min · 899 flights
- Evenings72% on time · p90 75 min · 406 flights
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 80 min · 190 flights · limited
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 · 209 flights
- Mondays83% on time · p90 25 min · 449 flights
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 448 flights
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 40 min · 448 flights
- Sundays82% on time · p90 15 min · 326 flights
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 449 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 50 min · 443 flights
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