Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Tulsa
585 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ORD–TUL arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate72%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.6%of scheduled flights
based on 1,792 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Republic AirwaysOn-time78%Medianon timep9030 minCancel1.6%Flights304
- Envoy AirOn-time71%Medianon timep9055 minCancel1.7%Flights529
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9065 minCancel1.0%Flights867
- PSA AirlinesOn-time67%Medianon timep90100 minCancel6.5%Flights92
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline30%
- Weather14%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Late aircraft39%
- 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 ORD → 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 69% to 81% on time.
- Middays81% on time · p90 35 min · 535 flights
- Mornings78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,714 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 50 min · 1,169 flights
- Evenings74% on time · p90 55 min · 475 flights
- Overnights69% on time · p90 70 min · 1,082 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 78% on time.
- Mondays78% on time · p90 40 min · 743 flights
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 55 min · 684 flights
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 638 flights
- Wednesdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 684 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 40 min · 737 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 65 min · 749 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 45 min · 741 flights
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