Historical on-time performance
St. Louis to Tulsa
351 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on STL–TUL arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.8%of scheduled flights
based on 508 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.8%Flights508
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline19%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)5%
- Late aircraft75%
- 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 4 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 STL → 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 68% to 92% on time.
- Mornings92% on time · p90 5 min · 177 flights · limited
- Middays90% on time · p90 10 min · 797 flights
- Overnights68% on time · p90 55 min · 828 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 84% on time.
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 30 min · 288 flights
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 286 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 288 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 40 min · 288 flights
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 171 flights · limited
- Fridays77% on time · p90 50 min · 286 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 50 min · 284 flights
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