Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Omaha
Flights on ORD–OMA arrive on time 68% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 2,787 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Envoy AirOn-time73%Medianon timep9040 minCancel2.7%Flights862
- United AirlinesOn-time70%Medianon timep9055 minCancel1.0%Flights1,303
- Republic AirwaysOn-time68%Medianon timep9070 minCancel2.3%Flights87
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time58%Median5 minp9085 minCancel3.3%Flights307
- American AirlinesOn-time46%Median15 minp9085 minCancel2.2%Flights228
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline27%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Late aircraft46%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline2%
- Weather77%
- Air traffic (NAS)21%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 53 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 ORD → OMA
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 58% to 81% on time.
- Mornings81% on time · p90 30 min · 1,614 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 35 min · 1,797 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 55 min · 1,463 flights
- Evenings60% on time · p90 85 min · 557 flights
- Overnights58% on time · p90 80 min · 1,946 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 68% to 76% on time.
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 60 min · 1,038 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 987 flights
- Wednesdays73% on time · p90 55 min · 1,028 flights
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 55 min · 1,085 flights
- Mondays70% on time · p90 55 min · 1,098 flights
- Sundays69% on time · p90 70 min · 1,071 flights
- Fridays68% on time · p90 60 min · 1,073 flights
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