According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Omaha, NE (OMA) ranks #59 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Omaha, NE posts below-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a high-volume U.S. airport.
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OMA on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Carrier.
Total delay minutes: 1,491,734.
Late Aircraft34.6% (515,483 min)
Carrier37.7% (562,704 min)
NAS (National Aviation System)19.4% (290,137 min)
Weather8.1% (121,360 min)
Security0.1% (2,050 min)
OMA - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: September (94.5%) · worst: June (89.6%)
OMA - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
OMA - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 15.1 min · taxi-in 5.3 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
OMA's average taxi-out (15.1 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 13.1 min (April 2024) to 21.4 min (January 2024).
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Omaha, NE, both outside Nebraska so the neighborhoods are not same-state geography. Axes stay disjoint: volume peers exclude the on-time peer set. Same-state compare stays below.
The standout signal at Omaha, NE is the delay mix: Carrier owns 37.7% of 1,491,734 delay minutes across 260,747 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 82.5% (3.5 pts above the 79% national average), with 45,740 delayed and 2,748 cancelled (1.05%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (34.6% late-aircraft, 37.7% carrier, 19.4% NAS, 8.1% weather, 0.1% security). As a busy airport, that mix matters more for connection planning than for a thin schedule.
On the multi-year calendar, OMA is strongest in September (94.5% on-time) and weakest in June (89.6%), a 4.9-point swing. Volume peaks in March (~3,879 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to DEN (Denver) at 76.8% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Omaha, NE vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
82.5%Top 61%higher than 39% of 382 airports
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U.S. airports by on-time rate, bucketed by value
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Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data (2020–2025).
Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods. On-time rates exclude cancelled and diverted flights.
OMA's on-time book is mid-pack; month and delay-cause mix move more than the headline rate.
Check the busiest route from OMA before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in September rather than June if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 15.1 min here; check the monthly series before a tight connection. Taxi times →
On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers at this airport, not any single flight or airline.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Omaha, NE's on-time rate?
Omaha, NE (OMA) has a 82.5% on-time rate across 260,747 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 3.5 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the below-median on-time performance.
How does OMA rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Omaha, NE ranks #59 of 382 tracked US airports by total BTS flights (most flights = #1), making it a high-volume U.S. airport.
What's the most common cause of delays at Omaha, NE?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at OMA, accounting for 37.7% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 34.6% late-aircraft, 37.7% carrier, 19.4% NAS/air-traffic-control, 8.1% weather, and 0.1% security.
When is the best time to fly through Omaha, NE?
September is historically OMA's strongest month at 94.5% on-time, while June is the weakest at 89.6%, a 4.9-point swing across the BTS historical record.
Data sourced from U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) On-Time Performance data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFlights