Historical on-time performance
Houston to Oklahoma City
419 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on HOU–OKC arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%of scheduled flights
based on 1,310 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.7%Flights1,310
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Late aircraft51%
- Security1%
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 HOU → OKC
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 1,106 flights
- Middays84% on time · p90 25 min · 648 flights
- Afternoons77% on time · p90 35 min · 615 flights
- Evenings75% on time · p90 45 min · 537 flights
- Overnights70% on time · p90 50 min · 1,079 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 84% on time.
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 30 min · 588 flights
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 583 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 25 min · 625 flights
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 429 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 611 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 35 min · 618 flights
- Sundays77% on time · p90 40 min · 531 flights
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