Flights Omaha → Denver
OMA → DEN
Route overview
This flight route operates between Omaha and Denver, utilizing a mix of Airbus A319 and Boeing 737 aircraft models. With an average delay time of 12.1 minutes and an on-time performance rate of 80%, the service maintains relatively high punctuality despite serving one of the busiest airports in the United States, which handled 82,358,744 passengers annually as of the latest data available.
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) → Denver (DEN) route is operated by Frontier Airlines, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 996 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 14 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.11%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Omaha the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Denver: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Omaha (OMA) to Denver (DEN) heads west for about 758 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 22m.
Departures from Omaha on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 39% of OMA-DEN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Omaha the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Denver it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 996 tracked OMA-DEN flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 14 min and a 3.1% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
| Frontier Airlines (F9) | 74% | 15 min | 2.2% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about OMA-DEN
On the Omaha (OMA) -> Denver (DEN) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 14 minutes, based on 996 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Omaha-Denver is 3.11% across 996 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: Frontier Airlines, United Airlines, 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.
