Route reliability
Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) to Oklahoma City (OKC): which airline is most on time?
On-time arrivals, cancellations and long delays for every airline that reported nonstop flights from Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW) to Oklahoma City, OK (OKC), September 2025 to August 2026.
Dallas/Fort Worth, TXOklahoma City, OK
Route at a glance · September 2025 to August 2026
DFW to OKC
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX to Oklahoma City, OK
- On time
- 71.0%vs 75.6% U.S. average Worse than average
- Cancelled
- 2.5%vs 1.9% U.S. average Worse than average
- 60+ min late
- 10.7%vs 8.1% U.S. average Worse than average
- Scheduled flights
- 3,158in 12 months4 airlines
- Most reliable airline
- Envoy Air81.5% on time · 1,039 flights
On time less often than the U.S. average, with more cancellations.
Airlines on this route
Ranked by on-time arrival
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | 60+ min late | Avg delay when late | Diverted | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. SkyWest Airlines Operating carrier; sold as United Express, Delta Connection, American Eagle, Alaska Small sample (under 300 flights) | 86.9% | 1.4% | 2.7% | 58 min | 0.7% | 291 |
| 2. Envoy Air Operating carrier; sold as American Eagle Most reliable | 81.5% | 2.4% | 6.1% | 60 min | 0.1% | 1,039 |
| 3. PSA Airlines Operating carrier; sold as American Eagle Small sample (under 300 flights) | 68.4% | 4.2% | 10.5% | 86 min | 0.0% | 95 |
| 4. American Airlines | 62.1% | 2.7% | 14.9% | 74 min | 0.3% | 1,733 |
On time = arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Avg delay when late = average arrival delay of flights 15+ minutes late. "Most reliable" needs at least 300 flights in 12 months. Tap a heading to sort.
What this means
Envoy Air has the strongest record on this route.
- Envoy Air had the best on-time record from Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) to Oklahoma City (OKC): 81.5% of its 1,039 scheduled flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, compared with 62.1% for American Airlines.
- SkyWest Airlines (86.9% on 291 flights) scored higher but flew the route far less often, so that result is less certain.
- 2.5% of flights on this route were cancelled (about 1 in 40), 0.6 points higher than the U.S. average of 1.9%.
- 10.7% of flights, about 1 in 9, arrived an hour or more late. When a flight was late (15+ minutes), the average arrival delay was 71 min.
- Overall, 71.0% of flights on this route arrived on time, 4.6 points lower than the U.S. average of 75.6%.
- Over the last 3 years, October was the most reliable month on this route (81.0% on time) and June the least reliable (60.5%).
- Cancellations peaked in January, when 7.2% of flights were cancelled.
- Flights scheduled to depart 7 am to 8 am were the most punctual (90.0% on time); flights scheduled to depart 10 pm to 11 pm were the least (43.9%).
- In the other direction, Oklahoma City (OKC) to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), 77.1% of flights were on time and 2.6% were cancelled. Compare airlines OKC to DFW.
Best and worst months to fly DFW to OKC
Share of scheduled flights on time 12-month average 71.0%
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| Period | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| January | 66.8% | 681 |
| February | 79.2% | 648 |
| March | 71.8% | 788 |
| April | 68.9% | 775 |
| May | 61.7% | 838 |
| June | 60.5% | 883 |
| July | 64.2% | 909 |
| August | 70.8% | 863 |
| September | 78.8% | 835 |
| October | 81.0% | 880 |
| November | 77.4% | 774 |
| December | 76.1% | 787 |
| Airline | Best month | Worst month |
|---|---|---|
| SkyWest Airlines | July (90.0%) | October (69.7%) |
| Envoy Air | September (88.1%) | June (66.2%) |
| American Airlines | October (79.5%) | May (47.8%) |
Month by month, last 12 months
Share of scheduled flights on time U.S. average 75.6%
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| Period | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 79.9% | 278 |
| Oct 2025 | 77.2% | 289 |
| Nov 2025 | 75.0% | 248 |
| Dec 2025 | 71.0% | 245 |
| Jan 2026 | 65.7% | 201 |
| Feb 2026 | 77.9% | 208 |
| Mar 2026 | 72.0% | 268 |
| Apr 2026 | 68.1% | 260 |
| May 2026 | 65.3% | 285 |
| Jun 2026 | 63.5% | 296 |
| Jul 2026 | 66.0% | 300 |
| Aug 2026 | 71.4% | 280 |
Best and worst departure times
Share of scheduled flights on time
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| Period | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| Departing 7 am to 8 am | 90.0% | 331 |
| Departing 8 am to 9 am | 80.3% | 203 |
| Departing 9 am to 10 am | 78.4% | 162 |
| Departing 10 am to 11 am | 82.9% | 210 |
| Departing 11 am to noon | 80.2% | 81 |
| Departing noon to 1 pm | 78.2% | 142 |
| Departing 1 pm to 2 pm | 65.9% | 138 |
| Departing 2 pm to 3 pm | 72.3% | 195 |
| Departing 3 pm to 4 pm | 76.1% | 155 |
| Departing 4 pm to 5 pm | 69.3% | 371 |
| Departing 5 pm to 6 pm | 72.8% | 158 |
| Departing 6 pm to 7 pm | 60.0% | 240 |
| Departing 7 pm to 8 pm | 64.5% | 152 |
| Departing 8 pm to 9 pm | 68.1% | 72 |
| Departing 9 pm to 10 pm | 59.9% | 309 |
| Departing 10 pm to 11 pm | 43.9% | 239 |
Sources & data dates
- Source
- U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (1987-present)
- Period
- September 2025 to August 2026 (12 months); month-of-year patterns September 2023 to August 2026
- Data through
- August 2026
- Processed
- 2026-11-03
- Scope
- Nonstop scheduled flights from Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW) to Oklahoma City, OK (OKC), one direction. Airlines that report to the DOT only.
- Method
- Rates use all scheduled flights as the denominator; cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time. Figures based on fewer than 50 scheduled flights are suppressed. Full methodology.