Route Reliability
New York → Omaha
LGA–OMA · 1,148 miles · LaGuardia Airport to Eppley Airfield
- 74%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 9 min
- Average arrival delay
- 7.3%
- Cancelled
- 1,146
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.Delta Air Lines75%920 flights
- 2.American Airlines73%151 flights
Not enough history to rank: Southwest Airlines (75 flights). We rank airlines only after 100 flights on the route.
What the data says
Morning flights do better here.
LGA–OMA flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 63% between 3–6 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
LGA–OMA flights arrived on time 81% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 70%.
Not much between Delta Air Lines and American Airlines.
On this route they all land within 73% to 75% on time. Pick on schedule and price.
Keep a backup plan handy.
This route was cancelled 7.3% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.
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
- Mon73%(167 flights)
- Tue81%(169 flights)
- Wed80%(169 flights)
- Thu70%(167 flights)
- Fri72%(161 flights)
- Sat74%(69 flights)
- Sun70%(157 flights)
- 6–9 AM91%(87 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM83%(223 flights)
- 12–3 PM74%(379 flights)
- 3–6 PM63%(27 flights)
- 6–9 PM67%(343 flights)
Jun 59% → May 74% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 59% | 118 |
| July 2025 | 70% | 113 |
| August 2025 | 87% | 130 |
| September 2025 | 92% | 83 |
| October 2025 | 76% | 82 |
| November 2025 | 66% | 74 |
| December 2025 | 54% | 69 |
| January 2026 | 94% | 51 |
| February 2026 | 89% | 47 |
| March 2026 | 70% | 83 |
| April 2026 | 72% | 105 |
| May 2026 | 74% | 104 |
Same trip, other airports
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Based on 1,146 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.