Historical on-time performance
Tulsa to Chicago
583 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on TUL–MDW arrive on time 84% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate84%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.3%of scheduled flights
based on 369 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time84%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.3%Flights369
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline33%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Late aircraft42%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline100%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. 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 → MDW
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 — 92% on time.
- Mornings92% on time · p90 5 min · 312 flights
- Middays87% on time · p90 20 min · 295 flights
- Afternoons79% on time · p90 30 min · 627 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 79% to 88% on time.
- Tuesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 181 flights · limited
- Wednesdays87% on time · p90 15 min · 181 flights · limited
- Saturdays87% on time · p90 15 min · 137 flights · limited
- Mondays84% on time · p90 20 min · 203 flights
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 205 flights
- Sundays82% on time · p90 25 min · 164 flights · limited
- Fridays79% on time · p90 40 min · 207 flights
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