Historical on-time performance
Tulsa to Houston
453 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on TUL–HOU arrive on time 86% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate86%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.8%of scheduled flights
based on 663 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time86%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.8%Flights663
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline22%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)26%
- Late aircraft50%
- 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 5 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 → HOU
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 — 93% on time.
- Mornings93% on time · p90 5 min · 976 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 30 min · 204 flights
- Afternoons77% on time · p90 35 min · 491 flights
- Evenings70% on time · p90 55 min · 370 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 79% to 87% on time.
- Mondays87% on time · p90 15 min · 275 flights
- Wednesdays86% on time · p90 25 min · 250 flights
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 15 min · 253 flights
- Saturdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 306 flights
- Thursdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 276 flights
- Fridays83% on time · p90 30 min · 282 flights
- Sundays79% on time · p90 40 min · 411 flights
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