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 OMA → HOU flights land within a few points of 4 in 5 on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Southwest	OMA	HOU	2h 20m	80%	0.5%	378	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Southwest Details →	OMA 05:25 → MDW 06:50WN 4504	3h 20m Chicago	MDW 10:10 → HOU 12:50WN 2783	7h 25m	100%	86%
Delta Details →	OMA 05:46 → ATL 08:59DL 1136	2h 06m Atlanta	ATL 11:05 → HOU 12:11DL 1195	6h 26m	97%	80%
Southwest Details →	OMA 06:15 → DEN 06:50WN 3127	3h 25m Denver	DEN 10:15 → HOU 13:55WN 1543	7h 40m	98%	78%
American Details →	OMA 05:20 → DFW 07:20AA 2540	3h 31m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 10:51 → HOU 12:16AA 6413 · flown by SkyWest	6h 56m	98%	76%
Delta Details →	OMA 10:40 → ATL 13:53DL 2632	1h 18m Atlanta	ATL 15:11 → HOU 16:23DL 2381	5h 45m	93%	73%
American Details →	OMA 09:53 → DFW 11:50AA 2899	2h 32m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 14:22 → HOU 15:44AA 5002 · flown by SkyWest	5h 52m	100%	72%
Southwest Details →	OMA 10:20 → DEN 10:55WN 2060	1h 35m Denver	DEN 12:30 → HOU 16:05WN 1544	5h 45m	90%	71%
Delta Details →	OMA 13:38 → ATL 16:57DL 1125	3h 38m Atlanta	ATL 20:35 → HOU 21:43DL 2051	8h 05m	99%	70%
Tight connection: often missed
Southwest Details →	OMA 16:25 → MDW 17:50WN 4094	1h 25m Chicago	MDW 19:15 → HOU 21:50WN 1431	5h 25m	73%	36%
American Details →	OMA 19:46 → DFW 21:44AA 2232	54m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 22:38 → HOU 23:56AA 5465 · flown by PSA	4h 10m	45%	20%
Southwest Details →	OMA 16:15 → BNA 18:00WN 3126	55m Nashville	BNA 18:55 → HOU 21:02WN 534	4h 45m	45%	15%

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

DFW · 1h 05m · leaves 05:20 9%

ATL · 49m · leaves 07:01 12%

LAS · 55m · leaves 06:00 12%

Afternoon and evening

BNA · 55m · leaves 16:15 55%

DFW · 54m · leaves 19:46 55%

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.


United UA 1442 OMA 06:00 → DEN Southwest WN 1543 DEN 10:15 → HOU Connection details →	3h 26m	7h 55m	99%	80%
United UA 2838 OMA 09:06 → DEN Southwest WN 1544 DEN 12:30 → HOU Connection details →	2h 35m	6h 59m	90%	71%
Delta DL 2632 OMA 10:40 → ATL Southwest WN 206 ATL 16:05 → HOU Connection details →	2h 12m	6h 35m	94%	60%

Rank all connections, any airlines →

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