Historical on-time performance
Omaha to St. Louis
342 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on OMA–STL arrive on time 89% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate89%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay15 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.5%of scheduled flights
based on 825 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time89%Medianon timep9015 minCancel0.5%Flights825
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline20%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft68%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline50%
- Weather25%
- Air traffic (NAS)25%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 4 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 → STL
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 75% to 94% on time.
- Mornings94% on time · p90 on time · 1,102 flights
- Middays90% on time · p90 10 min · 221 flights
- Afternoons89% on time · p90 15 min · 305 flights
- Evenings75% on time · p90 50 min · 728 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 83% to 91% on time.
- Saturdays91% on time · p90 10 min · 250 flights
- Fridays90% on time · p90 10 min · 360 flights
- Tuesdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 332 flights
- Wednesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 329 flights
- Thursdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 352 flights
- Mondays85% on time · p90 20 min · 355 flights
- Sundays83% on time · p90 25 min · 378 flights
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