Historical on-time performance
Dallas to Tulsa
237 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DAL–TUL arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.9%of scheduled flights
based on 1,048 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.9%Flights1,048
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline23%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft61%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly DAL → TUL
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 92% on time.
- Mornings92% on time · p90 5 min · 764 flights
- Middays87% on time · p90 20 min · 701 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 45 min · 674 flights
- Evenings73% on time · p90 50 min · 469 flights
- Overnights64% on time · p90 70 min · 843 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 84% on time.
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 35 min · 512 flights
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 40 min · 513 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 35 min · 545 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 40 min · 544 flights
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 364 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 45 min · 434 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 50 min · 539 flights
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