IAH to OMA flight delays
Houston, TX (IAH) Omaha, NE (OMA) · 781 miles
829 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
75.03%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0.24%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
71 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
19 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In January it ran 32.2 points more punctual than in June — a difference bigger than the one between the best and worst airlines on most routes. If the date is flexible, it is worth more than the carrier.
The two directions do not behave alike. OMA to IAH arrives on time 11.6 points more often than the outbound. Delay accumulates through the flying day, so whichever direction is scheduled later tends to carry the worse record — which is an argument for booking the morning departure if the choice exists.
The route has been getting better. The later months in the record run 8.9 points more punctual than the earlier ones, which usually means a schedule that was too tight has been given more room.
The 2 airlines here are separated by under 6 points — close enough to call a tie. Choose on price and departure time.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, SkyWest Airlines arrived on time most often on IAH to OMA. United Airlines was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in January and worst in June.
Every airline on IAH to OMA
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines | 720 | 74.3% | 0.28% | 71 min | C |
| SkyWest Airlines | 109 | 79.82% | 0% | 67 min | B |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
OMA to IAH Omaha back to Houston 86.62% on time AOther routes from Houston
Common questions
Are flights from Houston to Omaha usually delayed?
75.03% of flights on the IAH to OMA route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 2 in every ten arrived late. That is about the same as the average route in this record.
Which airline is most on time from Houston to Omaha?
SkyWest Airlines, at 79.82% on time across 109 flights. The least punctual on the route was United Airlines at 74.3%.
How often are IAH to OMA flights cancelled?
0.24% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 2 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Houston to Omaha?
January, when 89.3% of flights arrived on time. The worst was June at 57.1%.
When IAH to OMA flights are late, how late are they?
About 71 minutes on average across the flights that arrived more than 15 minutes behind schedule.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on IAH to OMA during January 2025 – August 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →