According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Tulsa, OK (TUL) ranks #75 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Tulsa, OK posts below-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a high-volume U.S. airport.
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TUL on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Late Aircraft.
Total delay minutes: 1,054,875.
Late Aircraft39.7% (418,453 min)
Carrier34.5% (364,043 min)
NAS (National Aviation System)17.2% (181,735 min)
Weather8.5% (89,548 min)
Security0.1% (1,096 min)
TUL - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: November (94.3%) · worst: June (90.1%)
TUL - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
TUL - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 15.2 min · taxi-in 4.7 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
TUL's average taxi-out (15.2 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 13.8 min (August 2024) to 18.5 min (February 2025).
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Tulsa, OK, both outside Oklahoma so the neighborhoods are not same-state geography. Axes stay disjoint: volume peers exclude the on-time peer set. Same-state compare stays below.
The standout signal at Tulsa, OK is the delay mix: Late Aircraft owns 39.7% of 1,054,875 delay minutes across 182,147 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 82.9% (3.9 pts above the 79% national average), with 31,121 delayed and 2,051 cancelled (1.13%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Late Aircraft (39.7% late-aircraft, 34.5% carrier, 17.2% NAS, 8.5% weather, 0.1% security). As a busy airport, that mix matters more for connection planning than for a thin schedule.
On the multi-year calendar, TUL is strongest in November (94.3% on-time) and weakest in June (90.1%), a 4.2-point swing. Volume peaks in July (~2,767 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) at 77.5% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Tulsa, OK vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
82.9%Top 56%higher than 44% of 382 airports
Tulsa, OK
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U.S. airports by on-time rate, bucketed by value
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Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data (2020–2025).
Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods. On-time rates exclude cancelled and diverted flights.
TUL's on-time book is mid-pack; month and delay-cause mix move more than the headline rate.
Check the busiest route from TUL before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in November rather than June if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 15.2 min here; check the monthly series before a tight connection. Taxi times →
On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers at this airport, not any single flight or airline.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Tulsa, OK's on-time rate?
Tulsa, OK (TUL) has a 82.9% on-time rate across 182,147 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 3.9 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the below-median on-time performance.
How does TUL rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Tulsa, OK ranks #75 of 382 tracked US airports by total BTS flights (most flights = #1), making it a high-volume U.S. airport.
What's the most common cause of delays at Tulsa, OK?
Late Aircraft is the leading delay cause at TUL, accounting for 39.7% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 39.7% late-aircraft, 34.5% carrier, 17.2% NAS/air-traffic-control, 8.5% weather, and 0.1% security.
When is the best time to fly through Tulsa, OK?
November is historically TUL's strongest month at 94.3% on-time, while June is the weakest at 90.1%, a 4.2-point swing across the BTS historical record.
Data sourced from U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) On-Time Performance data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFlights