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AA 2540 on time

American Airlines 2540: Omaha to Dallas at 5:19 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
85%
365 flights · likely 81–88%
Cancelled
1.9%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−15 min
median vs schedule
When late
+125 min
average delay
Similar flights
86%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 7 AA 2540 flights from Omaha arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (15%); 1.9% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 15 minutes early.

AA 2540: OMA → DFW

Scheduled to leave Omaha at 5:19 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 85% of the time (365 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (86%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90SepOct 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90OctNov 2025: 77% on time (30 flights)77NovDec 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90DecJan 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77JanFeb 2026: 96% on time (28 flights)96FebMar 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90MarApr 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80AprMay 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90MayJun 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77JunJul 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87JulAug 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5385%
Tuesday5287%
Wednesday5283%
Thursday5294%
Friday5288%
Saturday5281%
Sunday5279%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 65%Late inbound plane 14%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 13%Severe weather 9%

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Questions

How often is AA 2540 from OMA to DFW late?

American Airlines 2540 from Omaha, NE to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 15% of 365 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.9% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check American Airlines for today's flight. Method.