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Airport month · April 2026
Eppley Airfield in April 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 April 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 2,053 domestic departures from Eppley Airfield (OMA). 83.4% left less than 15 minutes late and 81.2% reached their destination on time; 1.3% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 79.1% of flights departed on time and 78.9% arrived on time, so OMA departures were 4.3 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in April 2025, the airport had 1,922 departures with 86.6% leaving on time: a change of −3.2 points, with flights up 7%.
Flights arriving at OMA that month were on time 78.0% of the time (2,053 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 32%, air carrier 32% and national aviation system 28%.
- On time 81.2%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 17.2%
- Cancelled 1.3%
- Diverted 0.3%
April 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Apr 2026 | Apr 2025 | OMA, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Apr 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 83.4% | 86.6% | 80.0% | 79.1% |
| Arrived on time | 81.2% | 84.3% | 79.8% | 78.9% |
| Cancelled | 1.3% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 0.9% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 13.2 min | 10.2 min | 15.6 min | 14.5 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 68 | 64 | 69 | 19,931 |
| Scheduled departures | 2,053 | 1,922 | 25,258 | 597,919 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WN Southwest Airlines | 663 | 32% | 81.1% | 2.9 min | 0.2% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 463 | 23% | 82.9% | -0.7 min | 1.7% |
| UA United Airlines | 237 | 12% | 77.6% | 9.3 min | 2.1% |
| AA American Airlines | 219 | 11% | 83.1% | 5.0 min | 0.5% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 157 | 8% | 80.3% | 14.0 min | 3.2% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 146 | 7% | 82.2% | 2.4 min | 2.7% |
| YX Republic Airline | 56 | 3% | 80.4% | 8.5 min | 1.8% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 52 | 3% | 76.9% | 13.0 min | 1.9% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 34 | 2% | 91.2% | -11.8 min | 0.0% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 24 | 1% | 66.7% | 24.8 min | 0.0% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 2 | 0% | 100.0% | -1.5 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OMA–ORD | Omaha to Chicago | 300 | 70.0% | 17.3 min | 5.7% |
| OMA–DEN | Omaha to Denver | 252 | 80.2% | 0.8 min | 0.0% |
| OMA–PHX | Omaha to Phoenix | 185 | 89.2% | 5.1 min | 0.0% |
| OMA–ATL | Omaha to Atlanta | 153 | 80.4% | 6.4 min | 2.6% |
| OMA–DFW | Omaha to Dallas/Fort Worth | 120 | 76.7% | 14.8 min | 0.8% |
| OMA–MSP | Omaha to Minneapolis | 116 | 85.3% | -6.4 min | 0.0% |
| OMA–MDW | Omaha to Chicago | 104 | 75.0% | 5.7 min | 1.0% |
| OMA–LAS | Omaha to Las Vegas | 98 | 80.6% | 0.7 min | 0.0% |
| OMA–CLT | Omaha to Charlotte | 89 | 89.9% | -5.3 min | 0.0% |
| OMA–DTW | Omaha to Detroit | 86 | 83.7% | 0.9 min | 1.2% |
| OMA–STL | Omaha to St. Louis | 63 | 87.3% | 3.6 min | 0.0% |
| OMA–SLC | Omaha to Salt Lake City | 60 | 86.7% | 1.8 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left OMA on time in April 2026?
83.4% of 2,053 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 81.2% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 79.1% and 78.9%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In April 2025, 86.6% of 1,922 departures left on time and 0.8% were cancelled, against 83.4% and 1.3% in April 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for April 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.