OMA to PHX flight delays & on-time performance
Nonstop flights from Eppley Airfield to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · 1,037 miles · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at OMA or PHX right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
Key facts
- Flights from Omaha (OMA) to Phoenix (PHX) arrived on time 82% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, better than the 78% national average.
- 0.5% were cancelled, and 6% arrived an hour or more late.
- Envoy Air was the most punctual airline here (90% on time); Southwest Airlines was the least (79%).
- Departures scheduled around 8am did best (94% on time); around 9pm did worst (51%).
- Wednesday was the most reliable day to fly (84% on time) and Sunday the least (77%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (50%).
Which airline is most on time from OMA to PHX?
Ranked by on-time arrival rate. Regional airlines fly under their partner's brand (e.g. SkyWest for Delta Connection or United Express).
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | 1 hr+ late | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier Airlines | 100% | 0.0% | 0 min | 0.0% | 3 |
| Envoy AirRegional airline operating American Eagle flights. | 90% | 0.4% | 13 min | 4.4% | 271 |
| SkyWest AirlinesRegional airline operating flights for United Express, Delta Connection, American Eagle and Alaska. | 85% | 1.1% | 16 min | 6.4% | 283 |
| American Airlines | 82% | 0.0% | 20 min | 9.4% | 234 |
| Southwest Airlines | 79% | 0.5% | 12 min | 5.4% | 1,215 |
Best time of day to fly
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 5am88%189 flights
- 6am92%170 flights
- 7am93%284 flights
- 8am94%77 flights
- 10am84%69 flights
- 11am76%54 flights
- 12pm81%59 flights
- 1pm81%43 flights
- 2pm82%392 flights
- 3pm80%97 flights
- 4pm70%50 flights
- 5pm77%111 flights
- 6pm77%191 flights
- 7pm67%62 flights
- 8pm64%85 flights
- 9pm51%66 flights
Best day of the week
On-time arrival rate by day of departure.
- Monday83%0.0% cancelled
- Tuesday82%0.4% cancelled
- Wednesday84%0.4% cancelled
- Thursday82%0.0% cancelled
- Friday83%0.6% cancelled
- Saturday81%0.4% cancelled
- Sunday77%1.7% cancelled
On-time trend by month
Why flights are late
Share of delay minutes by cause, as reported by airlines to the DOT.
- Late-arriving aircraft50%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)35%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion13%
- Extreme weather2%
- Security0%
Why flights are cancelled
Share of cancellations by reason.
- Extreme weather80%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)10%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion10%
- Security0%
OMA to PHX: common questions
- How often are OMA to PHX flights on time?
- 82% of flights arrived less than 15 minutes late in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, compared with 78% for all US flights.
- How often are flights from Omaha to Phoenix cancelled?
- 0.5% of scheduled flights were cancelled (10 of 2,006).
- How long are typical delays?
- Across all flights the average arrival delay was 14 min (early arrivals count as zero). Flights that were late arrived 70 min behind schedule on average, and 5.9% of flights were an hour or more late.
- How long is taxi time at OMA?
- Flights on this route spent 13 min taxiing from the gate to takeoff on average.
Related routes
Return trip: PHX to OMA — 77% on time
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Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. Route: OMA → PHX, nonstop flights by US airlines that report to the DOT. How we calculate this.