Omaha, NE

What the Data Says About OMA

Omaha, NE in Omaha, Nebraska handled 260,747 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2025, posting a 82.5% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 45,740 experienced delays, 2,748 were cancelled, and 267 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 1.05%, the diversion rate to 0.10%, and the average delay when departures run late is 71.8 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing OMA against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at OMA, Carrier leads the pack. Carrier accounts for 37.7% of total delay minutes, followed by Late Aircraft at 34.6% and NAS (National Aviation System) at 19.4%. Weather contributes 8.1% of delay minutes at this airport, while security holds the smallest share at 0.1%. Travelers often overestimate the weather share; the BTS categorization shows late-arriving aircraft and carrier operations as the larger contributors.

Seasonally, September runs the cleanest at OMA with a 94.5% on-time rate, while June is the roughest at 89.6% — a 5-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in March, when average flights hit 3,879. The busiest route from OMA is to OMA (Omaha), with 17,829 flights at a 76.8% on-time rate. Combine these numbers — 82.5% on-time, 71.8-minute average delay, 1.05% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Omaha, NE.