Historical on-time performance
Washington to Tulsa
1,049 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DCA–TUL arrive on time 70% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate70%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.3%of scheduled flights
based on 222 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- PSA AirlinesOn-time70%Medianon timep9065 minCancel2.3%Flights222
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline24%
- Weather9%
- Air traffic (NAS)19%
- Late aircraft48%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline20%
- Weather80%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 5 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
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 (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 73% to 76% on time.
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 50 min · 496 flights
- Middays73% on time · p90 45 min · 564 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 67% to 81% on time.
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 40 min · 160 flights · limited
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 162 flights · limited
- Sundays74% on time · p90 45 min · 163 flights · limited
- Mondays73% on time · p90 45 min · 164 flights · limited
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 40 min · 159 flights · limited
- Saturdays69% on time · p90 50 min · 144 flights · limited
- Fridays67% on time · p90 65 min · 162 flights · limited
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