Historical on-time performance
San Francisco to Omaha
1,433 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SFO–OMA arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%of scheduled flights
based on 280 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9060 minCancel0.7%Flights280
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline31%
- Weather16%
- Air traffic (NAS)29%
- Late aircraft24%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
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 (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 76% to 80% on time.
- Mornings80% on time · p90 25 min · 129 flights · limited
- Evenings77% on time · p90 35 min · 425 flights
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 50 min · 333 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 82% on time.
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 20 min · 125 flights · limited
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 124 flights · limited
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 130 flights · limited
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 125 flights · limited
- Mondays78% on time · p90 55 min · 130 flights · limited
- Fridays73% on time · p90 40 min · 131 flights · limited
- Sundays69% on time · p90 65 min · 131 flights · limited
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