Historical on-time performance
Tulsa to Washington
1,050 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on TUL–DCA arrive on time 66% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate66%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled8.7%of scheduled flights
based on 183 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- PSA AirlinesOn-time66%Medianon timep9060 minCancel8.7%Flights183
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline12%
- Weather10%
- Air traffic (NAS)32%
- Late aircraft47%
- Security0%
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 TUL → DCA
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 — 92% on time.
- Mornings92% on time · p90 5 min · 157 flights · limited
- Evenings74% on time · p90 45 min · 704 flights
- Afternoons66% on time · p90 65 min · 184 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 80% on time.
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 45 min · 143 flights · limited
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 25 min · 153 flights · limited
- Mondays77% on time · p90 35 min · 157 flights · limited
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 30 min · 156 flights · limited
- Sundays76% on time · p90 55 min · 157 flights · limited
- Fridays73% on time · p90 65 min · 155 flights · limited
- Thursdays70% on time · p90 45 min · 153 flights · limited
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