Historical on-time performance
Oklahoma City to Phoenix
833 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on OKC–PHX arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.0%of scheduled flights
based on 1,788 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesbestOn-time82%Medianon timep9030 minCancel1.0%Flights907
- American AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9030 minCancel9.3%Flights43
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9080 minCancel0.6%Flights838
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline49%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft34%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline17%
- Weather78%
- Air traffic (NAS)6%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 18 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 OKC → PHX
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 — 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 20 min · 2,097 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 35 min · 656 flights
- Afternoons82% on time · p90 30 min · 998 flights
- Evenings78% on time · p90 45 min · 1,479 flights
- Overnights72% on time · p90 55 min · 224 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 80% to 85% on time.
- Saturdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 690 flights
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 732 flights
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 717 flights
- Fridays83% on time · p90 35 min · 818 flights
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 831 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 40 min · 816 flights
- Sundays80% on time · p90 40 min · 850 flights
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