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Route Reliability

Oklahoma City → Washington

OKC–DCA · 1,158 miles · Will Rogers International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
75%
Arrive within 15 minutes
16 min
Average arrival delay
3.4%
Cancelled
696
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.Southwest Airlines82%329 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines68%367 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

OKC–DCA flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 83% of the time, versus 68% between 3–6 PM.

Wednesday is the weak spot.

OKC–DCA flights arrived on time 82% of the time on Tuesdays. On Wednesdays: 69%.

Southwest Airlines runs this route best.

Southwest Airlines arrived on time 82% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 68%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.4% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon75%(100 flights)
  • Tue82%(103 flights)
  • Wed69%(103 flights)
  • Thu72%(99 flights)
  • Fri78%(98 flights)
  • Sat77%(64 flights)
  • Sun73%(99 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM—(4 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM83%(270 flights)
  • 12–3 PM76%(58 flights)
  • 3–6 PM68%(334 flights)
On-time trend by month
83%
May

Jun 67% → May 83% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202567%61
July 202568%57
August 202580%55
September 202570%56
October 202583%58
November 202577%52
December 202568%56
January 202681%53
February 202663%51
March 202670%54
April 202688%56
May 202683%57

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Based on 696 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.