Flights Detroit → Omaha
DTW → OMA
How long is the flight from Detroit to Omaha?
The flight from Detroit (DTW) to Omaha (OMA) takes 1h 28m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Detroit to Omaha operates with an average on-time performance rate of 73%, experiencing a mean delay of 22 minutes. Over the course of a year, approximately 253 flights are conducted using Airbus A319 aircraft, serving a destination airport that sees 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 Detroit (DTW) → Omaha (OMA) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 665 flights monitored in recent months, 76% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 19 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.05%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.2/100 (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 Detroit the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Omaha: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Detroit (DTW) to Omaha (OMA) heads west for about 1,044 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 28m.
Departures from Detroit on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 36% of DTW-OMA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Detroit the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Omaha it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 665 tracked DTW-OMA flights, 76% left on time with an average delay of 19 min and a 1.1% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
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Frequently asked questions about DTW-OMA
The flight from Detroit (DTW) to Omaha (OMA) takes 1h 28m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Detroit (DTW) -> Omaha (OMA) route, on-time performance is 76% with an average delay of 19 minutes, based on 665 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Detroit-Omaha is 1.05% across 665 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Delta Air Lines.
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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.
