ON TIMEBOARD
MCO Orlando / OMA Omaha

MCO → OMA on time

Orlando (Orlando, FL) to Eppley Airfield (Omaha, NE). Every scheduled flight, September 2025 to August 2026.

On time
73%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
1.3%
373 flights
Typical arrival
0 min
median vs schedule
When late
+53 min
average delay
Flights / day
1
2 airlines

73% of flights from Orlando to Omaha arrived on time over the past 12 months. That is worse than the typical U.S. route. 9% of flights arrived more than an hour late or not at all.

How late?

The on-time rate treats a flight 20 minutes late the same as one 5 hours late. Here's the split for MCO → OMA: when a flight was late, it was under 45 minutes late 63% of the time. About 1 in 14 flights landed an hour or more late, and 1 in 93 three hours or more; 1.3% were cancelled outright.

Share of all 373 scheduled flights, past 12 months, by arrival time against schedule.

By airline

AirlineFlightsOn timeCancelledTypical arrival1h+ lateAvg when lateOperated by
Southwest Airlines35872%1.1%+1 min7.3%+54 minSouthwest Airlines
Frontier Airlines15—————Frontier Airlines

Airline = the name on the ticket. Regional flights (e.g. "Delta Connection") count under the ticketing airline, and the operator is listed.

Best time of day to fly

On-time rate by scheduled departure hour (local time at MCO). Delays build through the day as late planes knock on, so early flights usually do best.

40%70%100%9 a.m. departures: too few flights (67 flights)9a10 a.m. departures: too few flights (14 flights)10a11 a.m. departures: too few flights (88 flights)11anoon departures: too few flights (18 flights)12p1 p.m. departures: too few flights (10 flights)1p2 p.m. departures: too few flights (28 flights)2p3 p.m. departures: too few flights (14 flights)3p4 p.m. departures: too few flights (9 flights)4p5 p.m. departures: too few flights (5 flights)5p6 p.m. departures: too few flights (26 flights)6p7 p.m. departures: too few flights (41 flights)7p8 p.m. departures: too few flights8p9 p.m. departures: too few flights (21 flights)9p
MCO → OMA, share of flights arriving on time, by departure hour. Hours with under 100 flights are greyed out.
82%+ on time76–82%68–76%under 68%too few flights

By month

Each calendar month pooled over 2023–2026. Best: November (85%). Worst: June (61%).

40%70%100%Jan: 71% on time (123 flights)71JanFeb: 79% on time (112 flights)79FebMar: 73% on time (130 flights)73MarApr: too few flights (76 flights)AprMay: too few flights (76 flights)MayJun: 61% on time (109 flights)61JunJul: 78% on time (113 flights)78JulAug: too few flights (41 flights)AugSep: too few flights (39 flights)SepOct: too few flights (87 flights)OctNov: 85% on time (100 flights)85NovDec: 73% on time (120 flights)73Dec

By day of week

DayFlightsOn timeCancelled
Monday49——
Tuesday43——
Wednesday44——
Thursday45——
Friday49——
Saturday85——
Sunday58——

Why flights were late

Share of delay minutes on flights 15+ minutes late, as reported to BTS by the airlines.

Late inbound plane 45%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 39%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 12%Severe weather 3%Security 1%

Cancellations: airline 2 · weather 2 · air traffic/airport 1

Month by month

Not enough months with data to draw a trend.

Worst days in the past year

DateFlightsOn timeCancelled
Mar 14, 2026367%0
Mar 21, 2026367%0

Questions

How often are flights from MCO to OMA on time?

73% of 373 scheduled flights from Orlando, FL to Omaha, NE arrived within 15 minutes of schedule between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.3% were cancelled.

What month has the most delays from MCO to OMA?

June (61% on time). The best month is November (85%), over 2023–2026.

Related

Domestic flights by the airlines that report to the U.S. DOT, plus their regional partners. "On time" means arriving less than 15 minutes after schedule; cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time. Past performance is a guide, not a forecast. Method.