Historical on-time performance
Denver to Oklahoma City
Flights on DEN–OKC arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 2,993 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- United AirlinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.9%Flights229
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.5%Flights1,323
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time70%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.9%Flights1,223
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time67%Medianon timep9085 minCancel1.4%Flights218
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline33%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft46%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline9%
- Weather86%
- Air traffic (NAS)5%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 22 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 DEN → OKC
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 1,254 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 30 min · 2,814 flights
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 40 min · 1,164 flights
- Evenings68% on time · p90 75 min · 2,081 flights
- Overnights68% on time · p90 65 min · 1,715 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 79% on time.
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 1,233 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 1,206 flights
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,168 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,345 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 45 min · 1,371 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 45 min · 1,347 flights
- Fridays71% on time · p90 55 min · 1,358 flights
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