Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Tulsa
583 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MDW–TUL arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.4%of scheduled flights
based on 260 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 timep9030 minCancel0.4%Flights260
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)5%
- Late aircraft65%
- 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 MDW → 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 63% to 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 310 flights
- Middays84% on time · p90 20 min · 333 flights
- Afternoons83% on time · p90 25 min · 367 flights
- Overnights67% on time · p90 55 min · 120 flights · limited
- Evenings63% on time · p90 55 min · 236 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 84% on time.
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 205 flights
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 205 flights
- Sundays82% on time · p90 25 min · 161 flights · limited
- Mondays80% on time · p90 25 min · 222 flights
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 131 flights · limited
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 220 flights
- Fridays72% on time · p90 50 min · 222 flights
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