PHL to OMA flight delays
Philadelphia, PA (PHL) Omaha, NE (OMA) · 1,089 miles
328 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
73.91%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
1.52%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
75 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
20 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In May it ran 20.3 points more punctual than in July — 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 PHL arrives on time 5.9 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.
Only PSA Airlines flies this route in the published record, so there is no choice to weigh — the route's figures and the airline's are the same figures.
This is a thin route — 328 flights across the whole period. On a route this infrequent a cancellation is far more costly than the rate suggests, because the next departure may not be the same day.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, PSA Airlines arrived on time most often on PHL to OMA. Flights ran closest to schedule in November and worst in July.
Every airline on PHL 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA Airlines | 194 | 73.54% | 2.06% | 86 min | D |
| Republic Airways | 77 | 78.95% | 1.3% | 50 min | — |
| American Airlines | 57 | 68.42% | 0% | 68 min | — |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
OMA to PHL Omaha back to Philadelphia 79.81% on time COther routes from Philadelphia
Common questions
Are flights from Philadelphia to Omaha usually delayed?
73.91% of flights on the PHL to OMA route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 3 in every ten arrived late. That is worse than the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from Philadelphia to Omaha?
Only PSA Airlines appears in the published record on this route, with 194 flights and 73.54% arriving on time.
How often are PHL to OMA flights cancelled?
1.52% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 15 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Philadelphia to Omaha?
May, when 86.4% of flights arrived on time. The worst was July at 66.1%.
When PHL to OMA flights are late, how late are they?
About 75 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 PHL 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 →