Salt Lake City (SLC) to Oklahoma City (OKC): On-Time Performance
Data through May 2026
When you fly SLC to OKC matters as much as anything else about the booking: the route swung from 98% on-time in September 2025 to just 65% in August 2024. Across the full period the route averages 87% on-time against a national 78%.
- On-time
- 87%
- arrived <15 min late
- Avg delay
- 7 min
- completed flights
- Cancelled
- 0.4%
- Flights/day
- 2.0
- last 12 months
- Duration
- 2h 21m
- scheduled
- Distance
- 866 mi
Monthly on-time trend
Best time to fly from SLC to OKC
Aim for departures around 1 p.m. (96% on-time); avoid 8 p.m. departures (81%).
By day of week
| Day | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 87% | 6 min |
| Tuesday | 89% | 6 min |
| Wednesday | 89% | 8 min |
| Thursday | 83% | 9 min |
| Friday | 85% | 9 min |
| Saturdaybest | 90% | 5 min |
| Sunday | 89% | 6 min |
What causes delays on this route
Share of total delay minutes by cause, as reported by carriers to the US DOT.
- Airline operations64%
- National airspace system13%
- Weather24%
Frequently asked questions
- How often are flights from SLC to OKC delayed?
- 13% of SLC–OKC flights arrived 15 or more minutes late (the US DOT definition of a delay) between 2024-06 and 2026-05. The average arrival delay across completed flights was 7 minutes.
- What is the best time of day to fly from SLC to OKC?
- Departures around 1 p.m. have the best record (96% on-time), while departures around 8 p.m. have the worst (81%). As on most US routes, delays accumulate through the day, so earlier flights are generally safer.
- How long is the flight from SLC to OKC?
- The scheduled SLC–OKC flight time averages 2h 21m over 866 miles. Actual arrival times vary — flights on this route land 15+ minutes late 13% of the time.
- How often are SLC to OKC flights cancelled?
- 0.4% of scheduled flights on this route were cancelled between 2024-06 and 2026-05, at or below the national rate of 1.6%.
- What is the worst month to fly from SLC to OKC?
- August 2024 was the roughest month in this dataset, with only 65% of arrivals on time. The best was September 2025 at 98%. If your dates are flexible, that 34-point gap is worth planning around.
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Based on 1,423 flights, 2024-06–2026-05. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Updated 2026-07-01.