Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Omaha
416 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ORD–OMA arrive on time 71% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate71%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.6%of scheduled flights
based on 2,456 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysbestOn-time82%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.8%Flights217
- United AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.7%Flights1,226
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time64%Medianon timep9090 minCancel3.1%Flights286
- Envoy AirOn-time73%Medianon timep9035 minCancel2.8%Flights464
- American AirlinesOn-time50%Median10 minp9080 minCancel1.9%Flights263
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline32%
- Weather8%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft44%
- 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 ORD → OMA
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 58% to 82% on time.
- Mornings82% on time · p90 25 min · 1,544 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 35 min · 1,681 flights
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 50 min · 1,461 flights
- Overnights58% on time · p90 80 min · 1,818 flights
- Evenings58% on time · p90 90 min · 513 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 76% on time.
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 60 min · 994 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 923 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 50 min · 1,029 flights
- Wednesdays73% on time · p90 60 min · 986 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 50 min · 1,055 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 70 min · 1,013 flights
- Fridays70% on time · p90 55 min · 1,020 flights
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