Oklahoma City to Charlotte

What the Data Says About OKC to CLT

The Oklahoma City to Charlotte corridor (OKC → CLT) covers roughly 940 miles and is served by 11 carriers, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 5,022 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 84.6% on-time rate with an average delay of 95.0 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 1,610 flights were recorded on this pairing — 29 cancelled (1.8%) and 4 diverted (0.2%). Those baseline metrics tell you what to expect before you book.

Having 11 carriers on the route matters: more carriers generally means more daily schedule options, competitive pricing, and redundancy when flights are cancelled. With 5,022 total flights analyzed, the 84.6% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 95.0-minute average delay applies only to flights that actually ran late, so it is not the average wait across all departures — the majority of flights on this route depart on time under the BTS definition of a delay (15+ minutes past schedule).

Looking at recent months, Nov 2024 posted the best performance on this corridor at 92% on-time, while May 2024 came in at 61% on-time — a 30-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the OKC to CLT route, the combination of a 84.6% on-time rate, 95.0-minute average delay, 1.8% recent cancellation rate, and 11 available carriers is the concrete summary of what BTS data shows about reliability on this pairing.