Flights Omaha → Minneapolis
OMA → MSP
Route overview
The flight route from Omaha to Minneapolis operates with an average on-time performance of 82%, experiencing a mean delay of 13.4 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 342 flights using aircraft such as the Airbus A320, McDonnell Douglas MD-88, and Airbus A319, serving a destination airport that handles nearly 31 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) → Minneapolis (MSP) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 462 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.73%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Minneapolis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Omaha the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Minneapolis: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Omaha (OMA) to Minneapolis (MSP) heads north-east for about 453 km, a flight time of roughly 59m.
Departures from Omaha on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 45% of OMA-MSP flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Omaha the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Minneapolis it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 462 tracked OMA-MSP flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 1.7% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
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Frequently asked questions about OMA-MSP
On the Omaha (OMA) -> Minneapolis (MSP) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 462 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Omaha-Minneapolis is 1.73% across 462 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.
