Historical on-time performance
Dallas to Tulsa
237 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DAL–TUL arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.1%of scheduled flights
based on 1,047 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.1%Flights1,047
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Late aircraft60%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather100%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 11 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
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 (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
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 · 743 flights
- Middays86% on time · p90 20 min · 666 flights
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 45 min · 667 flights
- Evenings75% on time · p90 45 min · 480 flights
- Overnights63% on time · p90 75 min · 805 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 84% on time.
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 35 min · 487 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 489 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 35 min · 521 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 40 min · 526 flights
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 385 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 45 min · 432 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 521 flights
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