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Route Reliability

Omaha → Washington

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

81
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
82%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min
Average arrival delay
1.2%
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 Lines84%303 flights
  2. 2.Southwest Airlines80%342 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

OMA–DCA flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 83% of the time, versus 57% between 3–6 PM.

Wednesday is the weak spot.

OMA–DCA flights arrived on time 89% of the time on Sundays. On Wednesdays: 77%.

Delta Air Lines has a slight edge here.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 84% of the time on this route; Southwest Airlines managed 80%.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon82%(99 flights)
  • Tue83%(101 flights)
  • Wed77%(101 flights)
  • Thu80%(97 flights)
  • Fri80%(100 flights)
  • Sat78%(32 flights)
  • Sun89%(101 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM83%(524 flights)
  • 12–3 PM79%(93 flights)
  • 3–6 PM57%(14 flights)
On-time trend by month
84%
May

Jun 80% → May 84% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202580%54
July 202576%54
August 202593%53
September 202582%51
October 202585%54
November 202583%48
December 202578%50
January 202685%48
February 202678%51
March 202673%55
April 202684%56
May 202684%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.