Historical on-time performance
Seattle to Omaha
1,368 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SEA–OMA arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 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-time77%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.2%Flights448
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline27%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)24%
- Late aircraft43%
- 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 SEA → OMA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 81% on time.
- Mornings81% on time · p90 25 min · 1,023 flights
- Evenings64% on time · p90 50 min · 262 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 81% on time.
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 206 flights
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 198 flights · limited
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 15 min · 173 flights · limited
- Fridays78% on time · p90 30 min · 213 flights
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 30 min · 167 flights · limited
- Mondays75% on time · p90 30 min · 213 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 35 min · 198 flights · limited
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