Historical on-time performance
St. Louis to Tulsa
351 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on STL–TUL arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.3%of scheduled flights
based on 679 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.3%Flights679
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline20%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)5%
- Late aircraft74%
- Security1%
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 STL → 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 92% on time.
- Mornings92% on time · p90 10 min · 151 flights · limited
- Middays90% on time · p90 10 min · 904 flights
- Evenings74% on time · p90 50 min · 78 flights · limited
- Overnights69% on time · p90 55 min · 879 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 83% on time.
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 314 flights
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 310 flights
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 182 flights · limited
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 314 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 40 min · 314 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 45 min · 310 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 50 min · 296 flights
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