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 6% of the time at 10 am and 1 time in 3 at 6 pm.

Nonstops


American	OMA	ORD	1h 50m	77%	3.5%	1,296	Flying now
United	OMA	ORD	1h 50m	75%	2.7%	1,773	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


United Details →	OMA 06:00 → DEN 06:49UA 1442	1h 11m Denver	DEN 08:00 → ORD 11:44UA 2430	5h 44m	96%	84%
American Details →	OMA 06:20 → CLT 09:58AA 1042	1h 03m Charlotte	CLT 11:01 → ORD 12:19AA 2908	5h 59m	91%	80%
United Details →	OMA 06:15 → IAH 08:37UA 2399	58m Houston	IAH 09:35 → ORD 12:29UA 2124	6h 14m	92%	78%
Delta Details →	OMA 06:25 → DTW 09:30DL 4110 · flown by SkyWest	3h 05m Detroit	DTW 12:35 → ORD 13:03DL 1716	6h 38m	97%	74%
American Details →	OMA 06:00 → PHL 09:56AA 5074 · flown by PSA	2h 46m Philadelphia	PHL 12:42 → ORD 14:15AA 2925	8h 15m	99%	73%
Delta Details →	OMA 07:01 → ATL 10:16DL 1157	2h 46m Atlanta	ATL 13:02 → ORD 14:16DL 1477	7h 15m	99%	73%
American Details →	OMA 05:20 → DFW 07:20AA 2540	1h 10m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 08:30 → ORD 11:10AA 1059	5h 50m	92%	73%
American Details →	OMA 08:15 → PHX 09:12AA 4893 · flown by SkyWest	1h 03m Phoenix	PHX 10:15 → ORD 16:12AA 2252	7h 57m	93%	71%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	OMA 17:27 → DEN 18:15UA 1943	55m Denver	DEN 19:10 → ORD 22:49UA 2258	5h 22m	66%	46%
American Details →	OMA 16:58 → DFW 19:05AA 2229	1h 55m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 21:00 → ORD 23:39AA 2346	6h 41m	73%	40%

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 · 1h 11m · leaves 06:00 4%

ATL · 1h 06m · leaves 07:01 6%

DFW · 1h 10m · leaves 05:20 8%

Afternoon and evening

CLT · 59m · leaves 13:47 23%

DTW · 48m · leaves 14:05 24%

DEN · 55m · leaves 17:27 34%

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.


American AA 2540 OMA 05:20 → DFW United UA 1114 DFW 09:45 → ORD Connection details →	2h 25m	7h 06m	97%	87%
Delta DL 3864 OMA 06:15 → MSP American AA 4162 MSP 10:31 → ORD Connection details →	2h 56m	6h 01m	96%	84%
Southwest WN 3127 OMA 06:15 → DEN United UA 2329 DEN 09:35 → ORD Connection details →	2h 45m	7h 00m	98%	81%

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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