Historical on-time performance
Tulsa to Dallas-Fort Worth
237 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on TUL–DFW arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.3%of scheduled flights
based on 2,718 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time86%Medianon timep9030 minCancel1.1%Flights91
- Envoy AirbestOn-time80%Medianon timep9030 minCancel2.9%Flights806
- American AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9065 minCancel3.4%Flights1,656
- PSA AirlinesOn-time69%Medianon timep9065 minCancel5.5%Flights165
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline27%
- Weather13%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft44%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline12%
- Weather81%
- Air traffic (NAS)7%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 90 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 TUL → DFW
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 — 82% on time.
- Mornings82% on time · p90 30 min · 3,772 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 45 min · 2,035 flights
- Overnights71% on time · p90 45 min · 612 flights
- Afternoons68% on time · p90 65 min · 1,492 flights
- Evenings61% on time · p90 95 min · 1,175 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 79% on time.
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 1,232 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 1,347 flights
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 1,250 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 1,253 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 60 min · 1,326 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 55 min · 1,332 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 65 min · 1,346 flights
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