Flights Chicago → Omaha
MDW → OMA
How long is the flight from Chicago to Omaha?
The flight from Chicago (MDW) to Omaha (OMA) takes about 1h 16m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route from Chicago to Omaha has a punctuality rate of 74%, with an average delay of 14.7 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 293 flights, serving a destination airport that handles nearly 4.5 million passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Chicago (MDW) → Omaha (OMA) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 743 flights monitored in recent months, 70% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.23%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Omaha the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Chicago the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Omaha: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (MDW) to Omaha (OMA) heads west for about 679 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 16m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 38% of MDW-OMA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Omaha it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 743 tracked MDW-OMA flights, 70% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 3.2% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about MDW-OMA
The flight from Chicago (MDW) to Omaha (OMA) takes about 1h 16m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Chicago (MDW) -> Omaha (OMA) route, on-time performance is 70% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 743 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Omaha is 3.23% across 743 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Southwest Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
