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Route Reliability

Detroit → Omaha

DTW–OMA · 650 miles · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Eppley Airfield

74
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
73%
Arrive within 15 minutes
17 min
Average arrival delay
0.7%
Cancelled
1,175
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Delta Air Lines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 73% of the time across 1,175 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The late departure is the smart one here.

DTW–OMA flights departing between 9 PM–12 AM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 65% between 6–9 PM.

Skip Monday if you can.

DTW–OMA flights arrived on time 77% of the time on Saturdays. On Mondays: 66%.

Trending in the right direction.

DTW–OMA flights arrived on time 76% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 59% in the three months before that.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon66%(176 flights)
  • Tue74%(176 flights)
  • Wed68%(174 flights)
  • Thu75%(173 flights)
  • Fri75%(169 flights)
  • Sat77%(123 flights)
  • Sun75%(174 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM79%(354 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM—(4 flights)
  • 12–3 PM79%(152 flights)
  • 3–6 PM69%(311 flights)
  • 6–9 PM65%(323 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM91%(21 flights)
On-time trend by month
83%
May

Jun 73% → May 83% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202573%108
July 202565%119
August 202577%116
September 202590%110
October 202587%118
November 202569%90
December 202546%84
January 202660%85
February 202671%78
March 202661%86
April 202683%84
May 202683%87

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Based on 1,175 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.