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Route Reliability

Omaha → Houston

OMA–IAH · 781 miles · Eppley Airfield to George Bush Intercontinental Airport

88
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
86%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min
Average arrival delay
1.3%
Cancelled
1,025
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 86% of the time across 1,025 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

OMA–IAH flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 72% between 12–3 PM.

Monday is the weak spot.

OMA–IAH flights arrived on time 89% of the time on Wednesdays. On Mondays: 80%.

Best historical flights

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

Top flights by on-time rate

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon80%(145 flights)
  • Tue88%(144 flights)
  • Wed89%(144 flights)
  • Thu87%(146 flights)
  • Fri88%(145 flights)
  • Sat84%(143 flights)
  • Sun82%(144 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM—(1 flights)
  • 6–9 AM90%(651 flights)
  • 12–3 PM72%(159 flights)
  • 3–6 PM81%(200 flights)
On-time trend by month
85%
May

Jun 71% → May 85% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202571%85
July 202583%93
August 202586%79
September 202590%60
October 202588%66
November 202588%86
December 202580%93
January 202695%93
February 202690%83
March 202684%90
April 202688%90
May 202685%93

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Based on 1,025 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.