DEN → OMADenver to Omaha

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Direct flights from Denver (DEN) to Omaha (OMA): 66 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. 97% of the last 31 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 16 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 44 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 758 km, an estimated 1 hour 28 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Denver and Omaha. Updated 3 November 2026 at 02:08 UTC.

Today, DEN → OMA

Mon 2 Nov · local times
WN1956Southwest Airlines58 min late

The DEN board at 19:08 shows departure at 19:43 instead of 18:45, gate C59.

Later cancelled
0.4%of 16,027 past Southwest Airlines flights whose board showed 40 to 70 min late
Still to leave today
UA5366 20:30United Airlines
Track WN1956 →
  1. 08:05 UA5605United Airlines Left 07:56 Landed 10:18 −28
  2. 08:30 WN1601Southwest Left 08:25 Landed 10:35 −25
  3. 10:15 UA1633United Airlines Left 10:49 +34 Landed 13:04 +13
  4. 10:40 WN1487Southwest Airlines Left 10:39 Landed 12:50 −15
  5. 13:20 WN1021Southwest Left 13:21 OMA est. 15:40In the air · sched 15:45
  6. 13:55 UA2327United Airlines Left 13:49 OMA est. 16:16In the air · sched 16:25
  7. 17:41 F91874Frontier Airlines Left 17:38 ·
  8. 17:59 UA248United Airlines Left 17:55 ·
  9. 18:45 WN1956Southwest Airlines Est. 19:43 +58Gate C59 ·
  10. 20:30 UA5366United Airlines On scheduleGate B9 ·

Checked DEN board 19:08 · OMA board 15:33

DEN Denver smooth · +0
OMA Omaha smooth · +1
758 km · ~1h 28m est.
dep bank 08:05–20:3066x weekly
Runs reliable · 3 airlines · 66x weekly · nonstop
97% on time

of the last 31 tracked DEN → OMA flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −16 min. 0 of 44 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−16 minacross the last 31 arrivals
Flight time~1h 28mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures66x3 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 44

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Frontier AirlinesSouthwest AirlinesUnited Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Frontier AirlinesF9

Flights F91874 varies Mo We Fr Sa

Southwest AirlinesWN92% on time

Flights WN1601 08:30 Mo Su · WN1705 08:30 Mo Th Fr · WN1306 10:35 Mo Th Fr · WN1487 10:40 Mo Tu Su

United AirlinesUA100% on time

Flights UA5605 08:05 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · UA1633 10:15 daily · UA2327 13:55 daily · UA248 17:59 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-02F91874departed−3
11-02UA1633dep +34 → arr+13
11-02UA2327departed−6
11-02UA248departed−4
11-02UA5605dep −9 → arr−28
11-02WN1021departed+1
11-02WN1487dep −1 → arr−15
11-02WN1601dep −5 → arr−25
11-01SY8259dep −3 → arr+13
11-01UA1633dep −1 → arr−11
11-01UA2327dep −10 → arr+4
11-01UA248dep +20 → arr+13
11-01UA5366dep −2 → arr−14
11-01UA5605dep −9 → arr−28
11-01WN1021dep +20 → arr+13
11-01WN1487dep −2 → arr−18
11-01WN1601dep −5 → arr−26
11-01WN1956dep +60 → arr+49
10-31F91874dep −12 → arr−26
10-31UA1633dep −5 → arr−8
10-31UA2327dep −6 → arr−17
10-31UA248dep +4 → arr−16
10-31UA5366dep −1 → arr−19
10-31WN1109dep −2 → arr−19
10-31WN3130dep +2 → arr−20
10-30F91874dep −9 → arr−17
10-30UA1633dep −4 → arr−15
10-30UA2327dep −7 → arr−19
10-30UA248dep −2 → arr−23
10-30UA5366dep +2 → arr−15
10-30UA5605dep −7 → arr−22
10-30WN1306dep +8 → arr−14
10-30WN1705dep −6 → arr−25
10-30WN1707dep +1 → arr−15
10-30WN4423dep +24 → arr+1
10-29UA1633departed−7
10-29UA2327departed−1
10-29UA248departed−5
10-29UA5366departed−4
10-29UA5605departed−8

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
DENDenver +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · N 19 kt Full DEN delay board →
OMAOmaha +1 min smooth ⛅ overcast · SE 7 kt Full OMA delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at DEN and OMA: a 43% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +12 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Denver to Omaha route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DEN to OMA flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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DEN to OMA questions

Is DEN–OMA running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 74/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on DEN–OMA?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:05 and evening departures around 17:55 from DEN. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the OMA delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from DEN to OMA?

Great-circle distance is 758 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 84–95 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DEN–OMA fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 66 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.