Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

No clear winner: Southwest’s MDW → OMA flights land within a few points of 3 in 4 on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops


Southwest	MDW	OMA	1h 30m	76%	1.1%	1,326	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Omaha on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest Details →	MDW 05:15 → DEN 06:50WN 2989	50m Denver	DEN 07:40 → OMA 10:10WN 1655	4h 55m	92%	83%
Southwest Details →	MDW 06:50 → DEN 08:20WN 2765	1h 35m Denver	DEN 09:55 → OMA 12:30WN 748	5h 40m	100%	81%
Delta Details →	MDW 06:00 → ATL 08:55DL 1285	2h 31m Atlanta	ATL 11:26 → OMA 12:46DL 1125	6h 48m	95%	79%
Southwest Details →	MDW 05:20 → PHX 06:55WN 2858	1h 05m Phoenix	PHX 08:00 → OMA 12:30WN 4470	7h 10m	91%	77%
Delta Details →	MDW 11:05 → ATL 14:01DL 1063	2h 24m Atlanta	ATL 16:25 → OMA 17:48DL 2364	6h 43m	98%	71%
Delta Details →	MDW 17:10 → ATL 20:22DL 1728	2h 03m Atlanta	ATL 22:25 → OMA 23:50DL 2010	6h 40m	92%	66%
Delta Details →	MDW 13:49 → MSP 15:33DL 4820 · flown by Endeavor	2h 52m Minneapolis	MSP 18:25 → OMA 19:48DL 4024 · flown by SkyWest	5h 59m	89%	61%
Southwest Details →	MDW 09:45 → LGA 12:50WN 4044	1h 40m New York	LGA 14:30 → OMA 16:55WN 2896	7h 10m	98%	56%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	MDW 19:06 → MSP 20:51DL 4713 · flown by Endeavor	49m Minneapolis	MSP 21:40 → OMA 23:00DL 4014 · flown by SkyWest	3h 54m	52%	35%
Southwest Details →	MDW 18:35 → PHX 20:15WN 2862	1h 10m Phoenix	PHX 21:25 → OMA 01:55 +1WN 3311	7h 20m	63%	27%
Southwest Details →	MDW 16:20 → DAL 18:35WN 2758	1h 00m Dallas	DAL 19:35 → OMA 21:22WN 1374	5h 03m	52%	13%

Same layover, different day-part

How often the first flight arrives too late to connect (45 min minimum), for one-ticket layovers of 45–80 minutes.

Morning

DEN · 50m · leaves 05:15 8%

Afternoon and evening

PHX · 1h 10m · leaves 18:35 37%

DAL · 1h 00m · leaves 16:20 48%

MSP · 49m · leaves 19:06 48%

Delays build through the day, so an afternoon first leg eats the layover. A short connection is fine early in the morning and a gamble later on.

Mixing airlines

One ticketMiss it and the airline rebooks you; bags go through. 45 min is enough.

Separate ticketsMiss it and you buy a new ticket. Re-check bags, clear security again: we require 90 min.


Southwest WN 2989 MDW 05:15 → DEN United UA 361 DEN 10:09 → OMA Connection details →	3h 19m	7h 27m	100%	84%
Southwest WN 1775 MDW 07:55 → DTW Delta DL 3762 DTW 12:15 → OMA Connection details →	2h 10m	5h 30m	93%	79%
Southwest WN 2654 MDW 09:55 → DEN United UA 2327 DEN 13:50 → OMA Connection details →	2h 20m	6h 29m	92%	74%

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Regional partners count as the airline that sells them: SkyWest flying Delta Connection is one Delta ticket.

How these are worked out. Makes the connection: share of the last year’s flights where the first flight arrived with at least 45 minutes to spare (90 on separate tickets). Arrives on time: first flight not cancelled × connection made × second flight not cancelled and arriving within 15 minutes. Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.

About this data: US DOT on-time records, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, all US airlines; regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Schedules (which flights and connections exist, and their times) are as of Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026; seasonal flights outside that window aren’t ranked. Rebuilt monthly. JSON