Salt Lake City (SLC) to Omaha (OMA): On-Time Performance
Data through May 2026
When you fly SLC to OMA matters as much as anything else about the booking: the route swung from 96% on-time in March 2025 to just 74% in July 2025. Across the full period the route averages 89% on-time against a national 78%.
- On-time
- 89%
- arrived <15 min late
- Avg delay
- 6 min
- completed flights
- Cancelled
- 0.3%
- Flights/day
- 2.0
- last 12 months
- Duration
- 2h 20m
- scheduled
- Distance
- 840 mi
Monthly on-time trend
Best time to fly from SLC to OMA
Aim for departures around 2 p.m. (94% on-time); avoid 8 p.m. departures (86%).
By day of week
| Day | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|
| Mondaybest | 91% | 5 min |
| Tuesday | 89% | 6 min |
| Wednesday | 90% | 9 min |
| Thursday | 89% | 6 min |
| Friday | 90% | 5 min |
| Saturday | 91% | 9 min |
| Sunday | 87% | 6 min |
What causes delays on this route
Share of total delay minutes by cause, as reported by carriers to the US DOT.
- Airline operations74%
- National airspace system12%
- Weather14%
Frequently asked questions
- How often are flights from SLC to OMA delayed?
- 11% of SLC–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 6 minutes.
- What is the best time of day to fly from SLC to OMA?
- Departures around 2 p.m. have the best record (94% on-time), while departures around 8 p.m. have the worst (86%). As on most US routes, delays accumulate through the day, so earlier flights are generally safer.
- How long is the flight from SLC to OMA?
- The scheduled SLC–OMA flight time averages 2h 20m over 840 miles. Actual arrival times vary — flights on this route land 15+ minutes late 11% of the time.
- How often are SLC to OMA flights cancelled?
- 0.3% 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 SLC to OMA?
- July 2025 was the roughest month in this dataset, with only 74% of arrivals on time. The best was March 2025 at 96%. If your dates are flexible, that 22-point gap is worth planning around.
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Based on 1,423 flights, 2024-06–2026-05. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Updated 2026-07-01.