The flight time from Denver to Omaha is 1 hour, 22 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves DEN Denver, CO 1 minute late.
15 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 2 minutes in the air
4 minutes taxiing in
Arrives OMA Omaha, NE on time.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Frontier
77%
Southwest
76%
United
76%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Denver to Omaha is 1 hour, 22 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 2 minutes.

The flight distance from Denver to Omaha is 472 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Omaha to Denver
1 hour, 35 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
1h 18m
United
1h 25m
Frontier
1h 28m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 15m 30m 45m1h1h 15m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

62

Distance

472 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246810

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Southwest
30
United
27
Frontier
3

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Denver from Omaha by plane?

The distance from Denver to Omaha by plane is 472 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Denver to Omaha?

The flight time from Denver to Omaha is 1 hour, 22 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 2 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 1 hour, 18 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 1 hour, 28 minutes.

What airlines fly from Denver to Omaha?

Frontier, United, and Southwest are the airlines with direct flights from Denver to Omaha.

Does Southwest fly from Denver to Omaha?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Denver (DEN) to Omaha (OMA). On average, they have 30 flights per week on this route. This may vary seasonally, please check the chart above for more details.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves Denver 1 minute late
Taxi Out Time 15 minutes
In the Air 62 minutes
Taxiing In 4 minutes
Arrives Omaha on time

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from Denver to Omaha, Southwest is 76% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 76% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Frontier 77% 21% 2%
Southwest 76% 23% 1%
United 76% 23% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Denver and Omaha, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
Southwest 12 62 3 78
United 17 62 4 85
Frontier 16 63 6 88

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
8am 0.4
4pm 0.22
9am 0.79
6am 0.32
8pm 1.24
11am 0.26
7am 0.2
12pm 0.18
10pm 0.32
9pm 0.26
5pm 1.54
3pm 0.15
7pm 0.1
6pm 0.11
2pm 0.62
11pm 0
5am 0.03
10am 0.98
1pm 1.11

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Denver to Omaha that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 252
February 228
March 269
April 256
May 304
June 270
July 275
August 291
September 260
October 285
November 275
December 286

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Denver to Omaha that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 9.75
Tuesday 8.79
Wednesday 9.5
Thursday 8.88
Friday 9.73
Saturday 7.27
Sunday 8.6

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
Southwest 1
United 1
Frontier 0

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
8am 13 62 3 81
4pm 11 62 3 77
9am 15 62 4 83
6am 14 62 3 81
8pm 14 62 4 83
11am 14 62 3 79
7am 12 63 3 80
12pm 11 62 3 77
10pm 11 63 3 79
9pm 13 61 4 79
5pm 18 62 4 87
3pm 11 62 3 77
7pm 14 62 4 81
6pm 14 63 4 83
2pm 11 62 3 77
11pm 11 62 7 80
5am 13 61 4 80
10am 17 62 4 85
1pm 15 62 4 82
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.