Historical on-time performance
St. Louis to Omaha
342 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on STL–OMA arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.2%of scheduled flights
based on 825 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.2%Flights825
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline22%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Late aircraft66%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline100%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 2 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 STL → 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 64% to 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 15 min · 354 flights
- Middays88% on time · p90 15 min · 726 flights
- Afternoons77% on time · p90 30 min · 271 flights
- Overnights64% on time · p90 65 min · 985 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 67% to 83% on time.
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 332 flights
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 330 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 30 min · 360 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 352 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 40 min · 355 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 45 min · 250 flights
- Sundays67% on time · p90 65 min · 378 flights
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