Flights Omaha → Houston
OMA → IAH
Route overview
The flight route from Omaha to Houston operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving an on-time performance rate of 89%. Over the course of a year, it sees 266 flights, each averaging a delay of just 6.1 minutes, making it a reliable option for travelers between these two cities.
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) → Houston (IAH) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 328 flights monitored in recent months, 87% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.05%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 15.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Houston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Omaha the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Houston: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Omaha (OMA) to Houston (IAH) heads south for about 1,260 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 60m.
Departures from Omaha on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 63% of OMA-IAH flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Omaha the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Houston it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 328 tracked OMA-IAH flights, 87% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 3.0% 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% |
Airlines operating OMA-IAH
Frequently asked questions about OMA-IAH
On the Omaha (OMA) -> Houston (IAH) route, on-time performance is 87% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 328 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Omaha-Houston is 3.05% across 328 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: United 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.
