DTW → OMADetroit to Omaha

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Direct flights from Detroit (DTW) to Omaha (OMA): 26 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 92% of the last 25 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 19 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 25 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,044 km, an estimated 1 hour 50 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Detroit and Omaha. Updated 31 October 2026 at 20:33 UTC.

Today, DTW → OMA

Sat 31 Oct · local times
  1. 08:40 DL4055Delta Air Lines Left 08:58 +18 Landed 09:36 −14

Checked DTW board 15:03 · OMA board 15:33

DTW Detroit smooth · +9
OMA Omaha smooth · +0
1,044 km · ~1h 50m est.
dep bank 08:40–19:4526x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 26x weekly · nonstop
92% on time

of the last 25 tracked DTW → OMA flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −19 min. 0 of 25 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−19 minacross the last 25 arrivals
Flight time~1h 50mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures26x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 25

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Delta Air Lines

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
Delta Air LinesDL92% on time

Flights DL4055 08:40 daily · DL4962 12:15 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · DL3801 16:00 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · DL3715 19:45 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-31DL4055dep +18 → arr−14
10-30DL3715dep +56 → arr+21
10-30DL3801dep +13 → arr−13
10-30DL4055dep +19 → arr−8
10-30DL4962dep +1 → arr+79
10-29DL3715dep +14 → arr−18
10-29DL3801dep +26 → arr+5
10-29DL4055dep +9 → arr−19
10-29DL4962dep +13 → arr−19
10-28DL3715dep +14 → arr−17
10-28DL3801dep +16 → arr−21
10-28DL4055dep +10 → arr−26
10-28DL4962dep +9 → arr−30
10-27DL3715dep +24 → arr−14
10-27DL3801dep +11 → arr−20
10-27DL4055dep +7 → arr−22
10-27DL4962dep +9 → arr−25
10-26DL3715dep +14 → arr−24
10-26DL3801dep +16 → arr−20
10-26DL4055dep +9 → arr−25
10-26DL4962dep +11 → arr−25
10-25DL3715dep +28 → arr−11
10-25DL3801dep +14 → arr−22
10-25DL4055dep +12 → arr−24
10-25DL4962dep +18 → arr−18

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
DTWDetroit +9 min smooth 🌤 overcast · E 4 kt Full DTW delay board →
OMAOmaha +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · SE 7 kt Full OMA delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at OMA: a 31% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +10 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Detroit to Omaha route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DTW 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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DTW to OMA questions

Is DTW–OMA running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at DTW is the weaker end, route health score 93/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on DTW–OMA?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:40 and evening departures around 19:45 from DTW. 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 DTW to OMA?

Great-circle distance is 1,044 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 104–119 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DTW–OMA fly?

Delta Air Lines runs the route with about 26 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.