Flights Houston → Oklahoma City
HOU → OKC
How long is the flight from Houston to Oklahoma City?
The flight from Houston (HOU) to Oklahoma City (OKC) takes about 1h 16m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route from Houston to Oklahoma City operates with a Boeing 737-300 and has an on-time performance rate of 72%, with an average delay of 13.7 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, approximately 285 flights are conducted along this route, serving a destination airport that sees nearly four million passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Houston (HOU) → Oklahoma City (OKC) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 698 flights monitored in recent months, 69% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.43%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Oklahoma City the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Houston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Oklahoma City: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Houston (HOU) to Oklahoma City (OKC) heads north for about 675 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 16m.
Departures from Houston on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 35% of HOU-OKC flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Houston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Oklahoma City it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 698 tracked HOU-OKC flights, 69% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 0.4% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about HOU-OKC
The flight from Houston (HOU) to Oklahoma City (OKC) takes about 1h 16m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Houston (HOU) -> Oklahoma City (OKC) route, on-time performance is 69% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 698 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Houston-Oklahoma City is 0.43% across 698 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Southwest Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Oklahoma City, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
