OKC Will Rogers World Airport (OKC) delays & on-time performance
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · 32 nonstop destinations · 11 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at OKC right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
81%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
1.7%
416 flights
Avg arrival delay
15 min
77 min when late
Departed on time
82%
avg taxi-out 15 min
Figures cover 23,917 departures from OKC; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into OKC were on time 77% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing OKC Will Rogers World Airport (OKC) arrived on time 81% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, better than the 78% national average.
- 1.7% were cancelled, and 7% arrived an hour or more late.
- Delta Air Lines was the most punctual airline here (88% on time); Republic Airways was the least (80%).
- Departures scheduled around 5am did best (92% on time); around 7pm did worst (68%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (37%).
Most delayed routes from OKC
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- DCA · Washington74%691 flts
- ORD · Chicago75%2,616 flts
- DFW · Dallas/Fort Worth79%3,169 flts
- BNA · Nashville79%527 flts
- DEN · Denver80%3,139 flts
- LGA · New York80%775 flts
- PHX · Phoenix81%1,837 flts
- LAS · Las Vegas81%1,224 flts
- HOU · Houston83%1,230 flts
- CLT · Charlotte84%811 flts
Most reliable routes from OKC
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- SLC · Salt Lake City92%720 flts
- STL · St. Louis90%411 flts
- MSP · Minneapolis88%372 flts
- SEA · Seattle87%425 flts
- LAX · Los Angeles87%930 flts
- ATL · Atlanta87%1,820 flts
- MDW · Chicago84%560 flts
- IAH · Houston84%1,285 flts
- CLT · Charlotte84%811 flts
- HOU · Houston83%1,230 flts
Best airline at OKC
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines | 88% | 2.7% | 11 min | 4 | 1,730 |
| Alaska Airlines | 87% | 0.5% | 6 min | 1 | 425 |
| SkyWest Airlines | 82% | 1.5% | 17 min | 11 | 7,865 |
| Envoy Air | 82% | 2.3% | 14 min | 6 | 1,286 |
| Southwest Airlines | 81% | 0.8% | 11 min | 19 | 7,251 |
| American Airlines | 80% | 2.9% | 22 min | 8 | 2,526 |
| Republic Airways | 80% | 4.7% | 21 min | 4 | 961 |
| United Airlines | 76% | 1.0% | 14 min | 3 | 675 |
| Frontier Airlines | 75% | 1.0% | 24 min | 4 | 605 |
| PSA Airlines | 70% | 6.3% | 35 min | 3 | 463 |
| Allegiant Air | 63% | 0.8% | 48 min | 4 | 130 |
Best time to fly out of OKC
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 5am92%1,475 flts
- 6am91%2,738 flts
- 7am89%2,750 flts
- 8am87%1,434 flts
- 9am81%886 flts
- 10am82%1,035 flts
- 11am83%1,517 flts
- 12pm78%1,195 flts
- 1pm80%1,787 flts
- 2pm82%1,541 flts
- 3pm74%1,009 flts
- 4pm73%1,301 flts
- 5pm70%1,779 flts
- 6pm75%1,582 flts
- 7pm68%1,101 flts
- 8pm71%638 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Late-arriving aircraft37%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)36%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion20%
- Extreme weather7%
- Security0%
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.