According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Oklahoma City, OK (OKC) ranks #64 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Oklahoma City, OK posts below-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a high-volume U.S. airport.
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OKC on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Volume vs. on-time rate
Where Oklahoma City, OK sits on volume vs. on-time rate
Among the 382 U.S. airports in the BTS corpus, Oklahoma City, OK handles more flight
volume than 83% of them, and has a higher on-time rate than
37% of them, placing it in the quadrant for busy and delay-prone.
Flight volume and on-time rate are independent figures: a busy airport can still run
reliably, and a quiet one can still run late.
Oklahoma City, OK vs. a 29-airport national peer sample, volume percentile vs. on-time-rate percentile.
Total flights (2020-2025): 248,285 ·
On-time rate: 82.3%
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Carrier.
Total delay minutes1,491,296 min
Carrier567,176 min · 38%
Late Aircraft551,098 min · 37%
NAS (National Aviation System)245,205 min · 16%
Weather124,909 min · 8%
Security2,908 min · 0%
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance
OKC - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: September (94%) · worst: June (89.1%)
OKC - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
OKC - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 14.9 min · taxi-in 5.6 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
OKC's average taxi-out (14.9 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 12.8 min (June 2024) to 18.5 min (January 2025).
Cancellation & Diversion Analysis
Flight disruption statistics for Oklahoma City, OK.
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Oklahoma City, OK, both outside Oklahoma so the neighborhoods are not same-state geography. Axes stay disjoint: volume peers exclude the on-time peer set. Same-state compare stays below.
The standout signal at Oklahoma City, OK is the delay mix: Carrier owns 38.0% of 1,491,296 delay minutes across 248,285 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 82.3% (3.3 pts above the 79% national average), with 43,919 delayed and 2,593 cancelled (1.04%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (37.0% late-aircraft, 38.0% carrier, 16.4% NAS, 8.4% weather, 0.2% security). As a busy airport, that mix matters more for connection planning than for a thin schedule.
On the multi-year calendar, OKC is strongest in September (94% on-time) and weakest in June (89.1%), a 4.9-point swing. Volume peaks in July (~3,766 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) at 77.7% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Oklahoma City, OK vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
82.3%Top 63%higher than 37% of 382 airports
Oklahoma City, OK
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U.S. airports by on-time rate, bucketed by value
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Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data (2020–2025).
Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods. On-time rates exclude cancelled and diverted flights.
OKC's on-time book is mid-pack; month and delay-cause mix move more than the headline rate.
Check the busiest route from OKC before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in September rather than June if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 14.9 min here; check the monthly series before a tight connection. Taxi times →
On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers at this airport, not any single flight or airline.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Oklahoma City, OK's on-time rate?
Oklahoma City, OK (OKC) has a 82.3% on-time rate across 248,285 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 3.3 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the below-median on-time performance.
How does OKC rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Oklahoma City, OK ranks #64 of 382 tracked US airports by total BTS flights (most flights = #1), making it a high-volume U.S. airport.
What's the most common cause of delays at Oklahoma City, OK?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at OKC, accounting for 38.0% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 37.0% late-aircraft, 38.0% carrier, 16.4% NAS/air-traffic-control, 8.4% weather, and 0.2% security.
When is the best time to fly through Oklahoma City, OK?
September is historically OKC's strongest month at 94% on-time, while June is the weakest at 89.1%, a 4.9-point swing across the BTS historical record.