Flights Washington → Omaha
DCA → OMA
Route overview
This flight route operates between Washington and Omaha, utilizing Embraer 170 aircraft. With a total of 165 flights recorded, the route has an on-time performance rate of 69%, with an average delay time of 21.3 minutes. The origin airport in Washington opened in 1938, while the destination airport sees 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 Washington (DCA) → Omaha (OMA) route is operated by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines. Across 217 flights monitored in recent months, 72% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 19 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.61%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.3/100 (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 Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Omaha: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Washington (DCA) to Omaha (OMA) heads west for about 1,624 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 27m.
Departures from Washington on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 48% of DCA-OMA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Omaha it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 217 tracked DCA-OMA flights, 72% left on time with an average delay of 19 min and a 4.6% 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% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about DCA-OMA
On the Washington (DCA) -> Omaha (OMA) route, on-time performance is 72% with an average delay of 19 minutes, based on 217 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Washington-Omaha is 4.61% across 217 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, 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.
