Historical on-time performance
Omaha to San Francisco
1,433 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on OMA–SFO arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.2%of scheduled flights
based on 245 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9025 minCancel1.2%Flights245
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline76%
- Weather11%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Late aircraft0%
- Security0%
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 → SFO
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 81% to 83% on time.
- Afternoons83% on time · p90 30 min · 120 flights · limited
- Mornings81% on time · p90 25 min · 765 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 88% on time.
- Fridays88% on time · p90 15 min · 130 flights · limited
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 20 min · 123 flights · limited
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 20 min · 123 flights · limited
- Thursdays81% on time · p90 20 min · 129 flights · limited
- Sundays80% on time · p90 35 min · 132 flights · limited
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 25 min · 125 flights · limited
- Mondays78% on time · p90 45 min · 130 flights · limited
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