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Flights Omaha → Chicago

OMA → MDW

8.8
Average risk (Low)
82%
On-time
8 min
Average delay
3.1%
Cancellations
1
Airlines

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 Omaha (OMA) → Chicago (MDW) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 293 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 8 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.07%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 8.8/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Omaha the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.

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Airline punctuality on this route

Airline On-time Average delay Cancellations
Southwest Airlines (WN) 73% 5 min 0.9%

Airlines operating OMA-MDW

Frequently asked questions about OMA-MDW

On the Omaha (OMA) -> Chicago (MDW) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 8 minutes, based on 293 tracked flights.

The cancellation rate on Omaha-Chicago is 3.07% across 293 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.