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Airport month · March 2026
Eppley Airfield in March 2026
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 March 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 2,120 domestic departures from Eppley Airfield (OMA). 74.7% left less than 15 minutes late and 75.8% reached their destination on time; 3.4% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 72.8% of flights departed on time and 73.2% arrived on time, so OMA departures were 1.9 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in March 2025, the airport had 2,079 departures with 79.9% leaving on time: a change of −5.2 points, with flights up 2%.
Flights arriving at OMA that month were on time 70.2% of the time (2,121 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 38%, late-arriving aircraft 36% and national aviation system 18%.
- On time 75.8%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 20.6%
- Cancelled 3.4%
- Diverted 0.3%
March 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Mar 2026 | Mar 2025 | OMA, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 74.7% | 79.9% | 80.0% | 72.8% |
| Arrived on time | 75.8% | 79.7% | 79.8% | 73.2% |
| Cancelled | 3.4% | 4.5% | 1.2% | 2.9% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 20.7 min | 16.1 min | 15.6 min | 20.3 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 71 | 69 | 69 | 20,403 |
| Scheduled departures | 2,120 | 2,079 | 25,258 | 612,102 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WN Southwest Airlines | 699 | 33% | 75.5% | 5.4 min | 4.0% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 415 | 20% | 74.9% | 9.9 min | 3.6% |
| UA United Airlines | 288 | 14% | 75.7% | 13.0 min | 2.1% |
| AA American Airlines | 270 | 13% | 83.0% | 10.8 min | 2.6% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 151 | 7% | 82.1% | -3.1 min | 2.0% |
| YX Republic Airline | 85 | 4% | 64.7% | 13.3 min | 4.7% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 83 | 4% | 67.5% | 12.1 min | 6.0% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 57 | 3% | 75.4% | 2.8 min | 3.5% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 36 | 2% | 63.9% | 50.7 min | 2.8% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 31 | 1% | 71.0% | 16.1 min | 0.0% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 5 | 0% | 40.0% | 20.5 min | 20.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OMA–DEN | Omaha to Denver | 253 | 74.7% | 15.4 min | 1.6% |
| OMA–ORD | Omaha to Chicago | 249 | 63.1% | 22.0 min | 5.2% |
| OMA–PHX | Omaha to Phoenix | 187 | 82.4% | 0.0 min | 2.1% |
| OMA–ATL | Omaha to Atlanta | 160 | 80.0% | 4.9 min | 1.9% |
| OMA–DFW | Omaha to Dallas/Fort Worth | 124 | 80.6% | 23.2 min | 4.0% |
| OMA–MSP | Omaha to Minneapolis | 120 | 66.7% | 21.3 min | 5.0% |
| OMA–MDW | Omaha to Chicago | 109 | 75.2% | 2.3 min | 6.4% |
| OMA–LAS | Omaha to Las Vegas | 102 | 81.4% | 0.4 min | 2.9% |
| OMA–CLT | Omaha to Charlotte | 89 | 83.1% | -3.6 min | 2.2% |
| OMA–DTW | Omaha to Detroit | 89 | 64.0% | 24.9 min | 3.4% |
| OMA–IAH | Omaha to Houston | 73 | 86.3% | -5.3 min | 1.4% |
| OMA–SLC | Omaha to Salt Lake City | 62 | 88.7% | -6.1 min | 1.6% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left OMA on time in March 2026?
74.7% of 2,120 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 75.8% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 72.8% and 73.2%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In March 2025, 79.9% of 2,079 departures left on time and 4.5% were cancelled, against 74.7% and 3.4% in March 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for March 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.