Flights Omaha → Chicago
OMA → MDW
Route overview
The flight route from Omaha to Chicago operates with an average on-time performance rate of 82%, experiencing a mean delay of 8.4 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 293 flights, serving one of the busiest airports in its destination city, which handles nearly 19.9 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 Omaha (OMA) → Chicago (MDW) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 401 flights monitored in recent months, 81% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.49%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.9/100 (medium), 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.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Omaha (OMA) to Chicago (MDW) heads east for about 679 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 16m.
Departures from Omaha on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 49% of OMA-MDW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Omaha the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Chicago it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 401 tracked OMA-MDW flights, 81% left on time with an average delay of 9 min and a 5.5% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about OMA-MDW
On the Omaha (OMA) -> Chicago (MDW) route, on-time performance is 81% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 401 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Omaha-Chicago is 5.49% across 401 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.
