Historical on-time performance
Houston to Tulsa
453 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on HOU–TUL arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.0%of scheduled flights
based on 723 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9030 minCancel1.0%Flights723
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline30%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft55%
- Security1%
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 HOU → TUL
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 70% to 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 820 flights
- Middays88% on time · p90 10 min · 114 flights · limited
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 45 min · 125 flights · limited
- Evenings72% on time · p90 35 min · 97 flights · limited
- Overnights70% on time · p90 55 min · 948 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 85% on time.
- Wednesdays85% on time · p90 15 min · 264 flights
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 35 min · 267 flights
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 290 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 30 min · 288 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 35 min · 293 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 288 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 45 min · 414 flights
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