Historical on-time performance
Washington to Tulsa
1,049 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DCA–TUL arrive on time 68% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate68%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.3%of scheduled flights
based on 183 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- PSA AirlinesOn-time68%Medianon timep9060 minCancel3.3%Flights183
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline37%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft43%
- 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 → TUL
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Afternoons are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 81% on time.
- Afternoons81% on time · p90 35 min · 355 flights
- Middays73% on time · p90 45 min · 556 flights
- Overnights70% on time · p90 45 min · 138 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 66% to 84% on time.
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 154 flights · limited
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 156 flights · limited
- Mondays76% on time · p90 45 min · 157 flights · limited
- Sundays76% on time · p90 45 min · 157 flights · limited
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 35 min · 152 flights · limited
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 45 min · 144 flights · limited
- Fridays66% on time · p90 75 min · 155 flights · limited
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