Historical on-time performance
Houston to Tulsa
453 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on HOU–TUL arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.9%of scheduled flights
based on 663 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 timep9035 minCancel0.9%Flights663
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline29%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft58%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline17%
- Weather83%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 6 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 HOU → TUL
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 71% to 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 765 flights
- Middays87% on time · p90 15 min · 112 flights · limited
- Overnights71% on time · p90 50 min · 952 flights
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 45 min · 174 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 85% on time.
- Wednesdays85% on time · p90 15 min · 250 flights
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 30 min · 253 flights
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 25 min · 306 flights
- Fridays81% on time · p90 35 min · 282 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 35 min · 275 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 276 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 45 min · 411 flights
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