Flights Phoenix → Omaha
PHX → OMA
Route overview
The flight route from Phoenix to Omaha operates with a high level of punctuality, with 77% of flights arriving on time. Over the past year, there have been 534 total flights using either an Airbus A319 or Boeing 737-300 aircraft, and these flights typically experience an average delay of 11.3 minutes. The destination airport in Omaha sees over 4.5 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 Phoenix (PHX) → Omaha (OMA) route is operated by American Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 678 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.47%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Omaha the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Omaha: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Phoenix (PHX) to Omaha (OMA) heads north-east for about 1,667 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 30m.
Departures from Phoenix on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 42% of PHX-OMA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Omaha it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 678 tracked PHX-OMA flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 1.5% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about PHX-OMA
On the Phoenix (PHX) -> Omaha (OMA) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 678 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Phoenix-Omaha is 1.47% across 678 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American 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.
