Route · HOU → OMA · 2020–2025 BTS data
Houston to Omaha
The HOU–OMA corridor (Houston, TX → Omaha, NE) runs ahead of the national average, served by 1 carrier across roughly 804 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 81%
- On-time
- +2 pts
- vs US avg
- 65 min
- Delay when late
- 1,601
- Flights
Cancelled
0.9%
Best Month
N/A
Worst Month
N/A
Distance
804 mi
Carriers
1
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Nov 2025 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2025 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Sep 2025 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2025 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2025 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jun 2025 | 38 | 14 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| May 2025 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Apr 2025 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Mar 2025 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 0 | WN |
| Jan 2025 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Dec 2024 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Nov 2024 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2024 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2024 | 39 | 13 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Jun 2024 | 38 | 9 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| May 2024 | 31 | 12 | 0 | 1 | WN |
| Apr 2024 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Mar 2024 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jan 2024 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | WN |
| Dec 2023 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Nov 2023 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2023 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Sep 2023 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 1 | WN |
Cancellation Rate
0.9%
7 of 789 flights
Diversion Rate
0.3%
2 of 789 flights
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On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
HOU - Houston
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Houston, TX.
Origin airport →OMA - Omaha
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Omaha, NE.
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What the Data Says About HOU to OMA
1,601 tracked flights put the HOU to OMA pairing (Houston to Omaha) at a 81% on-time rate, squarely in line with the wider network. Delays that do occur run 65.1 minutes on average. Across the 804-mile route and its 1 carrier, the trailing 24 months show 0.9% cancelled and 0.3% diverted (789 flights sampled).
Monthly performance data for this route did not show a clear best/worst split in the sample window; review the monthly table above for period-by-period detail.
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Data source
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.
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