Nashville (BNA) to Omaha (OMA): On-Time Performance
Data through May 2026
When you fly BNA to OMA matters as much as anything else about the booking: the route swung from 100% on-time in October 2024 to just 59% in June 2025. Across the full period the route averages 80% on-time against a national 78%.
- On-time
- 80%
- arrived <15 min late
- Avg delay
- 10 min
- completed flights
- Cancelled
- 0.6%
- Flights/day
- 1.1
- last 12 months
- Duration
- 1h 58m
- scheduled
- Distance
- 612 mi
Monthly on-time trend
Best time to fly from BNA to OMA
Aim for departures around 9 a.m. (100% on-time); avoid 4 p.m. departures (69%).
By day of week
| Day | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 75% | 10 min |
| Tuesdaybest | 85% | 9 min |
| Wednesday | 83% | 9 min |
| Thursday | 83% | 9 min |
| Friday | 74% | 14 min |
| Saturday | 85% | 7 min |
| Sunday | 76% | 12 min |
What causes delays on this route
Share of total delay minutes by cause, as reported by carriers to the US DOT.
- Late-arriving aircraft53%
- Airline operations27%
- National airspace system12%
- Weather8%
Frequently asked questions
- How often are flights from BNA to OMA delayed?
- 20% of BNA–OMA flights arrived 15 or more minutes late (the US DOT definition of a delay) between 2024-06 and 2026-05. The average arrival delay across completed flights was 10 minutes.
- What is the best time of day to fly from BNA to OMA?
- Departures around 9 a.m. have the best record (100% on-time), while departures around 4 p.m. have the worst (69%). As on most US routes, delays accumulate through the day, so earlier flights are generally safer.
- How long is the flight from BNA to OMA?
- The scheduled BNA–OMA flight time averages 1h 58m over 612 miles. Actual arrival times vary — flights on this route land 15+ minutes late 20% of the time.
- How often are BNA to OMA flights cancelled?
- 0.6% of scheduled flights on this route were cancelled between 2024-06 and 2026-05, at or below the national rate of 1.6%.
- What is the worst month to fly from BNA to OMA?
- June 2025 was the roughest month in this dataset, with only 59% of arrivals on time. The best was October 2024 at 100%. If your dates are flexible, that 41-point gap is worth planning around.
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Based on 706 flights, 2024-06–2026-05. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Updated 2026-07-01.