Flights Omaha → New York
OMA → LGA
Route overview
The flight route from Omaha to New York operates with an Embraer 175 and has a high level of on-time performance at 80%, with an average delay of just 11 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees 262 flights servicing one of the world's busiest airports in terms of passenger traffic, which handles approximately 29 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) → New York (LGA) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 381 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 8.40%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Omaha the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to New York: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Omaha (OMA) to New York (LGA) heads east for about 1,843 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 43m.
Departures from Omaha on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 53% of OMA-LGA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Omaha the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into New York it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 381 tracked OMA-LGA flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 8.4% 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-LGA
On the Omaha (OMA) -> New York (LGA) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 381 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Omaha-New York is 8.40% across 381 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.
