Historical on-time performance
San Francisco to Omaha
1,433 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SFO–OMA arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 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-time73%Medianon timep9060 minCancel1.2%Flights245
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline42%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)30%
- Late aircraft28%
- 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 SFO → 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 74% to 79% on time.
- Mornings79% on time · p90 25 min · 125 flights · limited
- Evenings75% on time · p90 35 min · 285 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 50 min · 459 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 67% to 81% on time.
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 25 min · 125 flights · limited
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 40 min · 123 flights · limited
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 124 flights · limited
- Mondays78% on time · p90 35 min · 128 flights · limited
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 130 flights · limited
- Fridays68% on time · p90 50 min · 131 flights · limited
- Sundays67% on time · p90 60 min · 131 flights · limited
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