Southwest Airlines OMA to DCA on-time performance
Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Omaha to Washington · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
77%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
1.2%
4 flights
Avg arrival delay
14 min
57 min when late
Rank on route
#2 of 2
route average 80% on time
Key facts
- Southwest Airlines flights on OMA to DCA arrived on time 77% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 1.2% were cancelled, and 7% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #2 of 2 airlines on this route, which averaged 80% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was air traffic control & airport congestion (53%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Air traffic control & airport congestion53%
- Late-arriving aircraft29%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)16%
- Security1%
- Extreme weather0%
Other airlines on OMA to DCA
- Republic Airways84% on time · 12 min avg delay
Full OMA to DCA comparison →
Southwest Airlines on-time record across all routes →
341 Southwest Airlines flights tracked on this route; 4 cancelled, 4 diverted.
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.