Historical on-time performance
Tulsa to Washington
1,049 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on TUL–DCA arrive on time 71% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate71%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled5.9%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-time71%Medianon timep9055 minCancel5.9%Flights222
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline36%
- Weather10%
- Air traffic (NAS)19%
- Late aircraft35%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline8%
- Weather77%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 13 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 TUL → DCA
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 68% to 72% on time.
- Evenings72% on time · p90 50 min · 832 flights
- Afternoons68% on time · p90 60 min · 195 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 68% to 80% on time.
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 45 min · 143 flights · limited
- Tuesdays74% on time · p90 40 min · 159 flights · limited
- Mondays73% on time · p90 55 min · 163 flights · limited
- Wednesdays73% on time · p90 35 min · 162 flights · limited
- Sundays72% on time · p90 60 min · 163 flights · limited
- Fridays69% on time · p90 80 min · 162 flights · limited
- Thursdays68% on time · p90 60 min · 161 flights · limited
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