Historical on-time performance
Houston to Oklahoma City
419 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on HOU–OKC arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.9%of scheduled flights
based on 1,269 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.9%Flights1,269
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline27%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Late aircraft57%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather82%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 11 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 HOU → 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 — 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 1,109 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 30 min · 698 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 40 min · 599 flights
- Evenings74% on time · p90 50 min · 449 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 76% to 83% on time.
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 566 flights
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 561 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 30 min · 607 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 30 min · 600 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 450 flights
- Sundays77% on time · p90 40 min · 544 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 40 min · 606 flights
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