The flight time from Oklahoma City to Washington is 2 hours, 42 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves OKC Oklahoma City, OK 3 minutes early.
12 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 23 minutes in the air
5 minutes taxiing in
Arrives DCA Washington, DC 6 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

American
85%
Southwest
85%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Oklahoma City to Washington is 2 hours, 42 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 23 minutes.

The flight distance from Oklahoma City to Washington is 1158 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Washington to Oklahoma City
3 hours, 13 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
2h 38m
American
2h 46m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m2h2h 30m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

12

Distance

1158 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

American
6
Southwest
5

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Oklahoma City from Washington by plane?

The distance from Oklahoma City to Washington by plane is 1158 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Oklahoma City to Washington?

The flight time from Oklahoma City to Washington is 2 hours, 42 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 23 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 2 hours, 38 minutes, and American the slowest taking 2 hours, 46 minutes.

What airlines fly from Oklahoma City to Washington?

American and Southwest are the airlines with direct flights from Oklahoma City to Washington.

Does Southwest fly from Oklahoma City to Washington?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Oklahoma City (OKC) to Washington (DCA). On average, they have 5 flights per week on this route. This may vary seasonally, please check the chart above for more details.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves Oklahoma City 3 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 12 minutes
In the Air 143 minutes
Taxiing In 5 minutes
Arrives Washington 6 minutes early

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from Oklahoma City to Washington, Southwest is 85% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 85% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Southwest 85% 14% 1%
American 85% 14% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Oklahoma City and Washington, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
Southwest 9 141 5 158
American 13 145 6 166

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
4pm 0.06
10am 0.01
2pm 0
1pm 0.08
5pm 0.86
12pm 0.74
11am 0.04

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Oklahoma City to Washington that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 54
February 48
March 57
April 54
May 58
June 54
July 55
August 58
September 53
October 58
November 56
December 58

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Oklahoma City to Washington that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 1.98
Tuesday 1.96
Wednesday 2
Thursday 1.98
Friday 1.98
Saturday 1.02
Sunday 1.83

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
American 0
Southwest 0

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
4pm 16 144 6 169
10am 10 139 3 151
2pm 12 126 6 144
1pm 10 145 5 159
5pm 13 145 6 166
12pm 9 141 5 159
11am 10 137 5 152
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.