Historical on-time performance
St. Louis to Omaha
342 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on STL–OMA arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.5%of scheduled flights
based on 817 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.5%Flights817
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft61%
- 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 STL → 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 63% to 88% on time.
- Middays88% on time · p90 15 min · 821 flights
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 245 flights
- Afternoons77% on time · p90 30 min · 261 flights
- Overnights63% on time · p90 65 min · 977 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 81% on time.
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 334 flights
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 332 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 30 min · 357 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 40 min · 356 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 35 min · 350 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 40 min · 232 flights
- Sundays69% on time · p90 65 min · 361 flights
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