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Airport month · December 2024
Eppley Airfield in December 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 December 2024, reporting carriers scheduled 1,993 domestic departures from Eppley Airfield (OMA). 81.5% left less than 15 minutes late and 83.2% reached their destination on time; 0.5% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 77.8% of flights departed on time and 78.1% arrived on time, so OMA departures were 3.7 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in December 2023, the airport had 1,968 departures with 85.9% leaving on time: a change of −4.4 points, with flights up 1%.
Flights arriving at OMA that month were on time 79.6% of the time (1,994 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 45%, late-arriving aircraft 35% and national aviation system 16%.
- On time 83.2%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 16.1%
- Cancelled 0.5%
- Diverted 0.3%
December 2024 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | OMA, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 81.5% | 85.9% | 80.0% | 77.8% |
| Arrived on time | 83.2% | 86.4% | 79.8% | 78.1% |
| Cancelled | 0.5% | 0.4% | 1.2% | 0.7% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 13.7 min | 12.2 min | 15.6 min | 16.6 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 66 | 66 | 69 | 19,686 |
| Scheduled departures | 1,993 | 1,968 | 25,258 | 590,581 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WN Southwest Airlines | 679 | 34% | 83.4% | 1.0 min | 0.3% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 430 | 22% | 81.4% | 6.8 min | 0.2% |
| AA American Airlines | 241 | 12% | 80.1% | 8.1 min | 0.4% |
| UA United Airlines | 217 | 11% | 86.2% | 1.6 min | 0.5% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 150 | 8% | 84.7% | -6.9 min | 0.0% |
| YX Republic Airline | 87 | 4% | 85.1% | -4.8 min | 1.1% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 58 | 3% | 87.9% | -3.2 min | 1.7% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 50 | 3% | 78.0% | -1.3 min | 2.0% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 26 | 1% | 88.5% | -12.4 min | 0.0% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 20 | 1% | 80.0% | 3.2 min | 5.0% |
| 9E Endeavor Air | 18 | 1% | 94.4% | -11.2 min | 0.0% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 17 | 1% | 94.1% | -13.9 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OMA–DEN | Omaha to Denver | 260 | 79.6% | 3.8 min | 0.0% |
| OMA–PHX | Omaha to Phoenix | 174 | 86.2% | -7.6 min | 1.1% |
| OMA–ORD | Omaha to Chicago | 170 | 87.6% | -0.4 min | 1.2% |
| OMA–ATL | Omaha to Atlanta | 167 | 82.6% | -3.4 min | 0.0% |
| OMA–MDW | Omaha to Chicago | 119 | 89.1% | -0.7 min | 0.0% |
| OMA–MSP | Omaha to Minneapolis | 119 | 82.4% | 0.3 min | 0.0% |
| OMA–DFW | Omaha to Dallas/Fort Worth | 101 | 73.3% | 8.1 min | 0.0% |
| OMA–LAS | Omaha to Las Vegas | 98 | 86.7% | -6.9 min | 0.0% |
| OMA–LGA | Omaha to New York | 95 | 80.0% | 3.6 min | 0.0% |
| OMA–CLT | Omaha to Charlotte | 83 | 80.7% | 16.6 min | 1.2% |
| OMA–DTW | Omaha to Detroit | 80 | 83.8% | 10.6 min | 0.0% |
| OMA–STL | Omaha to St. Louis | 68 | 92.6% | -7.0 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left OMA on time in December 2024?
81.5% of 1,993 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 83.2% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 77.8% and 78.1%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In December 2023, 85.9% of 1,968 departures left on time and 0.4% were cancelled, against 81.5% and 0.5% in December 2024.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for December 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.