Omaha

OMA · KOMA

Eppley Airfield

41.30°, -95.89°NE, United States

Passengers a year

5.2M

#59 busiest in the U.S.

36

nonstop destinations

26

airlines

73

departures a day

75.8%

arrivals on time

1.2%

flights cancelled

76.8%

load factor

The ten busiest routes from OMA, by passengers: DEN, ORD, PHX, ATL, DFW, MDW, LAS, CLT, IAH, STLOMAORDMDWCLTSTLATLIAHDFWPHXLASDEN
Nonstop routes — the ten busiest. Filed traffic, June 2025 – May 2026.

Airlines

Southwest Airlines is the largest carrier at Omaha, with 36% of all passengers. 26 airlines fly from here.

Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport

Southwest Airlines holds 36% of the airport — the 17th most concentrated of 35 medium hubs. The nearest comparison is ONT at 36%.

AirlineSharePassengersSeats YoY
WN
Southwest74% full
36.1%1.9M+3.3%
AA
American78% fullAmerican Eagle · operated by Envoy, SkyWest, PSA, Republic
20.0%1M+9.7%
UA
United79% fullUnited Express · operated by SkyWest, Mesa, Republic, GoJet
18.5%970.3K+11.4%
DL
Delta79% fullDelta Connection · operated by SkyWest, Endeavor, Republic
17.0%887.7K+5.4%
G4
Allegiant87% full
3.8%198.3K+18.1%
+Other airlines
4.7%245.4K—

Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand. On-time covers the airline's own aircraft only — regional affiliates report to the government separately. Seats year on year compares the latest twelve months against the twelve before them.

Destinations

36 nonstop destinations from Omaha, all domestic.

100% domestic · 0% international · by departing passengers

Top domestic destinations

  • Denver (DEN)

    377.6K departing · 75% full

    United Airlines · Southwest Airlines · Frontier Airlines

  • Chicago (ORD)

    249.7K departing · 75% full

    United Airlines · American Airlines

  • Phoenix (PHX)

    209.2K departing · 77% full

    Southwest Airlines · American Airlines

  • Atlanta (ATL)

    183.8K departing · 80% full

    Delta Air Lines · Frontier Airlines

  • Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)

    182.1K departing · 81% full

    American Airlines

  • Chicago (MDW)

    159.9K departing · 73% full

    Southwest Airlines

  • Las Vegas (LAS)

    137.1K departing · 74% full

    Southwest Airlines · Allegiant Air

  • Charlotte (CLT)

    116.2K departing · 74% full

    American Airlines

  • Houston (IAH)

    107.2K departing · 81% full

    United Airlines

  • St Louis (STL)

    101.9K departing · 77% full

    Southwest Airlines

All nonstop destinations

36 nonstop · 7 airlines · 36 domestic / 0 intl

Aircraft

By share of departures at Omaha.

Body class · share of departures

When Omaha is busiest

Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Departures a month · peak July 2025

Annual passengers since 1990

Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.

Passengers a year

Every year
1990
2,344,427
1991
2,430,208
1992
2,218,628
1993
2,134,222
1994
2,489,670
1995
3,255,369
1996
3,770,546
1997
3,766,300
1998
3,911,016
1999
3,854,012
2000
3,881,227
2001
3,612,325
2002
3,389,283
2003
3,671,866
2004
3,846,747
2005
4,230,134
2006
4,259,253
2007
4,428,827
2008
4,341,673
2009
4,223,689
2010
4,254,816
2011
4,238,340
2012
4,118,782
2013
4,010,852
2014
4,093,935
2015
4,135,020
2016
4,309,084
2017
4,589,391
2018
5,009,932
2019
4,987,680
2020
2,128,076
2021
3,722,155
2022
4,496,894
2023
5,001,651
2024
5,253,390
2025
5,182,056
2026
2,053,782 so far

Arriving on time

Of every 100 flights landing at Omaha, 76 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 23 arrive late, and 1 is cancelled.

See live FAA delays

Every 100 arrivals

On time 76Late 23Cancelled 1

17 min

average delay

291

flights cancelled

24.8K

arrivals measured

What holds flights up

Share of delay minutes

Most reliable here

Allegiant Air 85.3%

Least reliable here

American Airlines 69.8%

Among US airports

#59

On time, month by month

Darker is better · 68.4%–82.5%

The weak spot is July 2025, when 68.4% of arrivals landed on time — 7.4 points below the year. The strongest was September 2025 at 82.5%.

Frequently asked

How busy is Eppley Airfield (OMA)?

Eppley Airfield handled about 5.2M passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #59 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 73 departures a day.

Which airline is the largest at Eppley Airfield (OMA)?

Southwest Airlines is the largest carrier at Omaha (OMA), flying about 36% of its passengers. 26 airlines serve Omaha in total.

How many places can you fly nonstop from Eppley Airfield (OMA)?

Omaha (OMA) has 36 nonstop destinations, all domestic.

How often do flights arrive on time at Eppley Airfield (OMA)?

About 75.8% of flights arriving at Omaha (OMA) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 1.2% are cancelled.

What aircraft flies most from Eppley Airfield (OMA)?

The Boeing 737-800 flew the largest share of departures from Omaha (OMA), about 17% of the total.

Departing counts passengers leaving Omaha. Data: traffic June 2025 – May 2026, on-time July 2025 – June 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).