Historical on-time performance
Tulsa to Chicago
583 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on TUL–MDW arrive on time 85% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate85%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.4%of scheduled flights
based on 260 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time85%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.4%Flights260
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline21%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)19%
- Late aircraft53%
- Security0%
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 TUL → MDW
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 79% to 92% on time.
- Mornings92% on time · p90 5 min · 225 flights
- Middays88% on time · p90 15 min · 408 flights
- Afternoons82% on time · p90 25 min · 663 flights
- Evenings79% on time · p90 20 min · 67 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 81% to 90% on time.
- Tuesdays90% on time · p90 10 min · 201 flights
- Saturdays90% on time · p90 10 min · 136 flights · limited
- Mondays86% on time · p90 20 min · 222 flights
- Wednesdays85% on time · p90 15 min · 201 flights
- Thursdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 220 flights
- Sundays84% on time · p90 25 min · 161 flights · limited
- Fridays81% on time · p90 30 min · 222 flights
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