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Route Reliability

Omaha → New York

OMALGA · 1,148 miles · Eppley Airfield to LaGuardia Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
80%
Arrive within 15 minutes
8 min
Average arrival delay
6.9%
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. 1.American Airlines82%151 flights
  2. 2.Delta Air Lines80%920 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.

OMA–LGA flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 71% between 3–6 PM.

Monday is the weak spot.

OMA–LGA flights arrived on time 84% of the time on Fridays. On Mondays: 75%.

Not much between American Airlines and Delta Air Lines.

On this route they all land within 80% to 82% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 6.9% 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

On-time by weekday
  • Mon75%(169 flights)
  • Tue78%(171 flights)
  • Wed80%(173 flights)
  • Thu83%(162 flights)
  • Fri84%(161 flights)
  • Sat81%(69 flights)
  • Sun81%(157 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM89%(405 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM88%(117 flights)
  • 12–3 PM73%(273 flights)
  • 3–6 PM71%(266 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(1 flights)
On-time trend by month
77%
May

Jun 80% → May 77% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202580%111
July 202582%119
August 202588%129
September 202591%85
October 202578%82
November 202572%74
December 202572%68
January 202690%52
February 202689%47
March 202665%85
April 202678%105
May 202677%105

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.