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Airport month · August 2024
Eppley Airfield in August 2024
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.
In August 2024, reporting carriers scheduled 1,997 domestic departures from Eppley Airfield (OMA). 81.6% left less than 15 minutes late and 80.6% reached their destination on time; 1.0% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 75.4% of flights departed on time and 74.7% arrived on time, so OMA departures were 6.2 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in August 2023, the airport had 1,939 departures with 82.9% leaving on time: a change of −1.3 points, with flights up 3%.
Flights arriving at OMA that month were on time 74.2% of the time (1,997 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 36%, air carrier 33% and national aviation system 27%.
- On time 80.6%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 18.0%
- Cancelled 1.0%
- Diverted 0.4%
August 2024 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Aug 2024 | Aug 2023 | OMA, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 81.6% | 82.9% | 80.0% | 75.4% |
| Arrived on time | 80.6% | 82.3% | 79.8% | 74.7% |
| Cancelled | 1.0% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 2.1% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 12.2 min | 11.4 min | 15.6 min | 18.4 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 67 | 65 | 69 | 20,634 |
| Scheduled departures | 1,997 | 1,939 | 25,258 | 619,025 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WN Southwest Airlines | 634 | 32% | 84.4% | 2.2 min | 0.0% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 354 | 18% | 76.0% | 9.6 min | 1.7% |
| UA United Airlines | 259 | 13% | 84.6% | 6.4 min | 0.8% |
| AA American Airlines | 251 | 13% | 72.9% | 9.5 min | 1.2% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 177 | 9% | 92.7% | -11.8 min | 0.0% |
| YX Republic Airline | 79 | 4% | 78.5% | 0.3 min | 3.8% |
| 9E Endeavor Air | 60 | 3% | 76.7% | 0.2 min | 8.3% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 56 | 3% | 83.9% | 3.1 min | 1.8% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 49 | 2% | 79.6% | 5.7 min | 0.0% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 41 | 2% | 43.9% | 40.8 min | 0.0% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 37 | 2% | 73.0% | 14.6 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OMA–DEN | Omaha to Denver | 279 | 77.8% | 7.5 min | 0.7% |
| OMA–ORD | Omaha to Chicago | 209 | 75.6% | 15.6 min | 0.0% |
| OMA–ATL | Omaha to Atlanta | 165 | 93.3% | -9.7 min | 0.0% |
| OMA–DFW | Omaha to Dallas/Fort Worth | 132 | 69.7% | 11.0 min | 0.8% |
| OMA–LGA | Omaha to New York | 132 | 72.0% | 3.4 min | 9.8% |
| OMA–MDW | Omaha to Chicago | 125 | 88.0% | -2.5 min | 0.0% |
| OMA–MSP | Omaha to Minneapolis | 117 | 68.4% | 10.2 min | 0.9% |
| OMA–PHX | Omaha to Phoenix | 117 | 84.6% | -0.1 min | 0.0% |
| OMA–DTW | Omaha to Detroit | 92 | 72.8% | 15.5 min | 0.0% |
| OMA–LAS | Omaha to Las Vegas | 81 | 81.5% | 8.0 min | 0.0% |
| OMA–STL | Omaha to St. Louis | 71 | 85.9% | 5.4 min | 0.0% |
| OMA–CLT | Omaha to Charlotte | 62 | 72.6% | 6.1 min | 3.2% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left OMA on time in August 2024?
81.6% of 1,997 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 80.6% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 75.4% and 74.7%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In August 2023, 82.9% of 1,939 departures left on time and 1.2% were cancelled, against 81.6% and 1.0% in August 2024.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for August 2024; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for OMA · methodology · corrections.