Historical on-time performance
Washington to Oklahoma City
1,158 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DCA–OKC arrive on time 64% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate64%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay90 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled4.3%of scheduled flights
based on 233 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysbestOn-time79%Medianon timep9035 minCancel3.3%Flights92
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time54%Median10 minp90130 minCancel4.9%Flights61
- PSA AirlinesOn-time55%Medianon timep90105 minCancel5.0%Flights80
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)22%
- Late aircraft44%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly DCA → OKC
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 79% on time.
- Middays79% on time · p90 35 min · 807 flights
- Afternoons69% on time · p90 55 min · 1,223 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 81% on time.
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 45 min · 215 flights
- Wednesdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 318 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 45 min · 315 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 50 min · 310 flights
- Mondays72% on time · p90 45 min · 318 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 55 min · 310 flights
- Tuesdays69% on time · p90 65 min · 318 flights
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