Flights Seattle → Omaha
SEA → OMA
Route overview
The flight route from Seattle to Omaha operates with an average on-time performance of 80%, experiencing a mean delay of 7.8 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 91 flights using Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft, serving a destination airport that accommodates approximately 4,506,713 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 Seattle (SEA) → Omaha (OMA) route is operated by Alaska Airlines. Across 115 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 7 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.48%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 12.5/100 (low), 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 Seattle the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Omaha: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Seattle (SEA) to Omaha (OMA) heads east for about 2,195 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 10m.
Departures from Seattle on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 96% of SEA-OMA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Seattle the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Omaha it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 115 tracked SEA-OMA flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 7 min and a 3.5% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 67% | 10 min | 11.9% |
Airlines operating SEA-OMA
Frequently asked questions about SEA-OMA
On the Seattle (SEA) -> Omaha (OMA) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 7 minutes, based on 115 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Seattle-Omaha is 3.48% across 115 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Alaska 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.
