Historical on-time performance
Omaha to Seattle
1,368 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on OMA–SEA arrive on time 84% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate84%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.2%of scheduled flights
based on 448 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Alaska AirlinesOn-time84%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.2%Flights448
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline27%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)24%
- Late aircraft48%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly OMA → SEA
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 80% to 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 280 flights
- Middays85% on time · p90 20 min · 413 flights
- Afternoons80% on time · p90 30 min · 596 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 79% to 87% on time.
- Saturdays87% on time · p90 15 min · 167 flights · limited
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 174 flights · limited
- Thursdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 197 flights · limited
- Fridays84% on time · p90 25 min · 214 flights
- Sundays83% on time · p90 25 min · 198 flights · limited
- Mondays81% on time · p90 25 min · 213 flights
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 30 min · 205 flights
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