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

Connect in the morning. The same one-hour layover misses 5% of the time at 9 am and 38% of the time at 5 pm.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Delta	OMA	DCA	2h 34m	84%	2.0%	304	Flying now
Southwest	OMA	DCA	2h 25m	78%	1.2%	341	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Washington on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Washington is 1 h ahead of Omaha). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


United Details →	OMA 06:00 → DEN 06:49UA 1442	2h 41m Denver	DEN 09:30 → DCA 14:59UA 789	7h 59m	99%	89%
Southwest Details →	OMA 05:25 → MDW 06:50WN 4504	1h 25m Chicago	MDW 08:15 → DCA 11:10WN 2569	4h 45m	96%	87%
United Details →	OMA 06:15 → IAH 08:37UA 2399	1h 10m Houston	IAH 09:47 → DCA 13:57UA 2670	6h 42m	95%	83%
United Details →	OMA 06:00 → ORD 07:51UA 2427	2h 09m Chicago	ORD 10:00 → DCA 13:04UA 1381	6h 04m	98%	81%
Delta Details →	OMA 06:15 → MSP 07:35DL 3864 · flown by SkyWest	2h 51m Minneapolis	MSP 10:26 → DCA 13:48DL 2983	6h 34m	96%	80%
American Details →	OMA 05:20 → DFW 07:20AA 2540	1h 30m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 08:50 → DCA 12:52AA 1177	6h 32m	96%	78%
American Details →	OMA 06:00 → PHX 06:47AA 638	1h 43m Phoenix	PHX 08:30 → DCA 15:59AA 3191	8h 59m	91%	77%
Delta Details →	OMA 05:46 → ATL 08:59DL 1136	2h 01m Atlanta	ATL 11:00 → DCA 12:42DL 737	5h 56m	97%	75%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	OMA 17:52 → MSP 19:14DL 3948 · flown by SkyWest	46m Minneapolis	MSP 20:00 → DCA 23:27DL 2961	4h 34m	75%	51%
United Details →	OMA 15:13 → ORD 17:05UA 739	55m Chicago	ORD 18:00 → DCA 21:10UA 1369	4h 57m	62%	30%
American Details →	OMA 16:58 → DFW 19:05AA 2229	55m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 20:00 → DCA 23:59AA 2077	6h 01m	35%	19%

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

IAH · 1h 10m · leaves 06:15 5%

CLT · 1h 16m · leaves 06:20 7%

MSP · 1h 01m · leaves 08:00 12%

Afternoon and evening

MSP · 46m · leaves 17:52 25%

ORD · 55m · leaves 15:13 38%

DFW · 55m · leaves 16:58 65%

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 3127 OMA 06:15 → DEN United UA 789 DEN 09:30 → DCA Connection details →	2h 40m	7h 44m	98%	87%
United UA 5611 OMA 06:00 → ORD American AA 4809 ORD 10:45 → DCA Connection details →	2h 50m	6h 59m	96%	72%
Delta DL 1136 OMA 05:46 → ATL American AA 3976 ATL 10:57 → DCA Connection details →	1h 58m	6h 09m	93%	66%

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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