Route reliability
Oklahoma City (OKC) to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW): which airline is most on time?
On-time arrivals, cancellations and long delays for every airline that reported nonstop flights from Oklahoma City, OK (OKC) to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW), September 2025 to August 2026.
Oklahoma City, OKDallas/Fort Worth, TX
Route at a glance · September 2025 to August 2026
OKC to DFW
Oklahoma City, OK to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
- On time
- 77.1%vs 75.6% U.S. average About average
- Cancelled
- 2.6%vs 1.9% U.S. average Worse than average
- 60+ min late
- 9.2%vs 8.1% U.S. average Worse than average
- Scheduled flights
- 3,158in 12 months4 airlines
- Most reliable airline
- Envoy Air78.6% on time · 1,039 flights
On time about as often as 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) | 83.5% | 1.7% | 6.2% | 84 min | 0.7% | 291 |
| 2. Envoy Air Operating carrier; sold as American Eagle Most reliable | 78.6% | 2.5% | 7.7% | 68 min | 0.0% | 1,039 |
| 3. American Airlines | 75.9% | 2.8% | 10.1% | 112 min | 0.2% | 1,733 |
| 4. PSA Airlines Operating carrier; sold as American Eagle Small sample (under 300 flights) | 62.1% | 4.2% | 20.0% | 105 min | 0.0% | 95 |
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 Oklahoma City (OKC) to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW): 78.6% of its 1,039 scheduled flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, compared with 75.9% for American Airlines.
- SkyWest Airlines (83.5% on 291 flights) scored higher but flew the route far less often, so that result is less certain.
- 2.6% of flights on this route were cancelled (about 1 in 38), 0.7 points higher than the U.S. average of 1.9%.
- 9.2% of flights, about 1 in 11, arrived an hour or more late. When a flight was late (15+ minutes), the average arrival delay was 96 min.
- Overall, 77.1% of flights on this route arrived on time, 1.5 points higher than the U.S. average of 75.6%.
- Over the last 3 years, February was the most reliable month on this route (81.9% on time) and May the least reliable (67.3%).
- Cancellations peaked in January, when 7.2% of flights were cancelled.
- Flights scheduled to depart before 6 am were the most punctual (89.0% on time); flights scheduled to depart 3 pm to 4 pm were the least (62.0%).
- In the other direction, Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) to Oklahoma City (OKC), 71.0% of flights were on time and 2.5% were cancelled. Compare airlines DFW to OKC.
Best and worst months to fly OKC to DFW
Share of scheduled flights on time 12-month average 77.1%
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| Period | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| January | 70.5% | 684 |
| February | 81.9% | 647 |
| March | 76.4% | 788 |
| April | 74.0% | 776 |
| May | 67.3% | 839 |
| June | 68.6% | 885 |
| July | 71.9% | 909 |
| August | 75.7% | 863 |
| September | 79.2% | 833 |
| October | 81.6% | 879 |
| November | 80.1% | 774 |
| December | 76.3% | 785 |
| Airline | Best month | Worst month |
|---|---|---|
| SkyWest Airlines | July (81.7%) | September (67.0%) |
| Envoy Air | February (88.3%) | June (62.4%) |
| American Airlines | October (83.6%) | May (64.8%) |
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 | 81.2% | 277 |
| Oct 2025 | 79.9% | 288 |
| Nov 2025 | 73.8% | 248 |
| Dec 2025 | 73.0% | 244 |
| Jan 2026 | 73.9% | 203 |
| Feb 2026 | 84.1% | 207 |
| Mar 2026 | 78.7% | 268 |
| Apr 2026 | 79.3% | 261 |
| May 2026 | 73.4% | 286 |
| Jun 2026 | 74.3% | 296 |
| Jul 2026 | 76.7% | 300 |
| Aug 2026 | 77.1% | 280 |
Best and worst departure times
Share of scheduled flights on time
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| Period | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| Departing before 6 am | 89.0% | 328 |
| Departing 6 am to 7 am | 83.0% | 330 |
| Departing 7 am to 8 am | 84.1% | 151 |
| Departing 8 am to 9 am | 87.3% | 229 |
| Departing 9 am to 10 am | 86.0% | 100 |
| Departing 10 am to 11 am | 77.2% | 202 |
| Departing 11 am to noon | 82.5% | 251 |
| Departing noon to 1 pm | 83.2% | 143 |
| Departing 1 pm to 2 pm | 76.3% | 76 |
| Departing 2 pm to 3 pm | 81.0% | 142 |
| Departing 3 pm to 4 pm | 62.0% | 137 |
| Departing 4 pm to 5 pm | 68.2% | 314 |
| Departing 5 pm to 6 pm | 67.8% | 118 |
| Departing 6 pm to 7 pm | 64.3% | 249 |
| Departing 7 pm to 8 pm | 70.9% | 213 |
| Departing 8 pm to 9 pm | 62.9% | 175 |
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 Oklahoma City, OK (OKC) to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW), 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.