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Route Reliability

Washington → Omaha

DCA–OMA · 1,012 miles · Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Eppley Airfield

75
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
75%
Arrive within 15 minutes
11 min
Average arrival delay
1.7%
Cancelled
645
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.Delta Air Lines88%303 flights
  2. 2.Southwest Airlines63%342 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

DCA–OMA flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 64% between 3–6 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

DCA–OMA flights arrived on time 81% of the time on Sundays. On Fridays: 71%.

Delta Air Lines has a clear lead on this route.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 88% of the time on this route; Southwest Airlines managed 63%.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon78%(98 flights)
  • Tue77%(102 flights)
  • Wed73%(102 flights)
  • Thu71%(99 flights)
  • Fri71%(99 flights)
  • Sat72%(32 flights)
  • Sun81%(101 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM88%(297 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM67%(18 flights)
  • 12–3 PM—(4 flights)
  • 3–6 PM64%(314 flights)
On-time trend by month
68%
May

Jun 71% → May 68% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202571%56
July 202577%56
August 202585%53
September 202579%52
October 202578%54
November 202584%49
December 202556%50
January 202679%47
February 202680%49
March 202669%54
April 202673%56
May 202668%57

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Based on 645 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.