Historical on-time performance
Tulsa to Los Angeles
1,283 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on TUL–LAX arrive on time 86% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate86%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay20 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.3%of scheduled flights
based on 339 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 timep9020 minCancel0.3%Flights339
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline82%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)4%
- Late aircraft11%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
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 1 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 → LAX
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Afternoons are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 85% on time.
- Afternoons85% on time · p90 20 min · 1,116 flights
- Middays74% on time · p90 70 min · 121 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 90% on time.
- Saturdays90% on time · p90 15 min · 158 flights · limited
- Thursdays88% on time · p90 20 min · 156 flights · limited
- Sundays87% on time · p90 15 min · 158 flights · limited
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 35 min · 157 flights · limited
- Mondays81% on time · p90 40 min · 268 flights
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 159 flights · limited
- Fridays78% on time · p90 40 min · 273 flights
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