Eppley Airfield in February 2026

85.2%departed on time

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 February 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 1,803 domestic departures from Eppley Airfield (OMA). 85.2% left less than 15 minutes late and 86.6% reached their destination on time; 0.3% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 78.1% of flights departed on time and 78.3% arrived on time, so OMA departures were 7.1 points above the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in February 2025, the airport had 1,754 departures with 82.4% leaving on time: a change of +2.8 points, with flights up 3%.

Flights arriving at OMA that month were on time 80.0% of the time (1,803 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 36%, air carrier 34% and national aviation system 22%.

On time 86.6%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 13.0%
Cancelled 0.3%
Diverted 0.1%

Every scheduled departure from OMA in February 2026, judged by arrival at the destination.

February 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation

Measure	Feb 2026	Feb 2025	OMA, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Feb 2026
Departed on time	85.2%	82.4%	80.0%	78.1%
Arrived on time	86.6%	78.4%	79.8%	78.3%
Cancelled	0.3%	0.6%	1.2%	2.3%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	10.4 min	12.6 min	15.6 min	15.0 min
Scheduled departures a day	60	59	69	17,168
Scheduled departures	1,803	1,754	25,258	515,037

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
WN Southwest Airlines	565	31%	85.0%	-2.3 min	0.2%
OO SkyWest Airlines	396	22%	87.9%	-1.5 min	0.3%
UA United Airlines	239	13%	85.8%	-2.2 min	0.0%
AA American Airlines	229	13%	86.5%	-7.8 min	1.3%
DL Delta Air Lines	134	7%	96.3%	-21.8 min	0.0%
MQ Envoy Air	76	4%	89.5%	-6.1 min	0.0%
YX Republic Airline	60	3%	78.3%	8.8 min	0.0%
G4 Allegiant Air	48	3%	85.4%	-4.7 min	0.0%
AS Alaska Airlines	25	1%	84.0%	-1.4 min	0.0%
F9 Frontier Airlines	21	1%	81.0%	8.8 min	0.0%
OH PSA Airlines	10	1%	80.0%	-12.4 min	0.0%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
OMA–DEN	Omaha to Denver	223	81.6%	2.7 min	0.0%
OMA–ORD	Omaha to Chicago	201	84.6%	2.0 min	0.0%
OMA–PHX	Omaha to Phoenix	162	87.0%	-6.0 min	0.0%
OMA–ATL	Omaha to Atlanta	142	95.8%	-19.7 min	0.0%
OMA–DFW	Omaha to Dallas/Fort Worth	110	85.5%	-7.5 min	0.9%
OMA–MSP	Omaha to Minneapolis	106	88.7%	3.6 min	0.0%
OMA–LAS	Omaha to Las Vegas	88	87.5%	-2.6 min	0.0%
OMA–MDW	Omaha to Chicago	80	90.0%	-6.7 min	1.3%
OMA–CLT	Omaha to Charlotte	79	82.3%	-4.8 min	2.5%
OMA–IAH	Omaha to Houston	79	89.9%	-12.6 min	0.0%
OMA–DTW	Omaha to Detroit	73	82.2%	-1.3 min	1.4%
OMA–SLC	Omaha to Salt Lake City	56	87.5%	-5.1 min	0.0%

By scheduled departure hour

On-time share:under 62%6270768288% and over

Share of departures that left less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled hour (local time), February 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Feb 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	33.8%	38.2%	5,448
Late-arriving aircraft	36.3%	37.2%	5,846
National Aviation System	21.5%	18.5%	3,471
Extreme weather	7.7%	6.0%	1,242
Security	0.7%	0.2%	105

16,112 delay minutes on 235 flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late and carried a cause report. Carriers assign the categories; see what each category means.

Questions and answers

How many flights left OMA on time in February 2026?

85.2% of 1,803 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 86.6% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 78.1% and 78.3%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In February 2025, 82.4% of 1,754 departures left on time and 0.6% were cancelled, against 85.2% and 0.3% in February 2026.

Provenance

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for February 2026; 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.