Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Tulsa
583 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MDW–TUL arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.8%of scheduled flights
based on 369 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.8%Flights369
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline29%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)5%
- Late aircraft61%
- 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 3 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 MDW → 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 — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 15 min · 184 flights · limited
- Middays84% on time · p90 25 min · 401 flights
- Afternoons82% on time · p90 30 min · 331 flights
- Evenings65% on time · p90 55 min · 216 flights
- Overnights64% on time · p90 85 min · 149 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 84% on time.
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 185 flights · limited
- Sundays83% on time · p90 25 min · 164 flights · limited
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 132 flights · limited
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 185 flights · limited
- Mondays79% on time · p90 25 min · 203 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 35 min · 205 flights
- Fridays70% on time · p90 50 min · 207 flights
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