Route · HOU → TUL · 2020–2025 BTS data
Houston to Tulsa
The HOU–TUL corridor (Houston, TX → Tulsa, OK) runs ahead of the national average, served by 1 carrier across roughly 453 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 80.5%
- On-time
- +1.5 pts
- vs US avg
- 57 min
- Delay when late
- 3,890
- Flights
Cancelled
0.9%
Best Month
Oct 2024 97%
Worst Month
Jul 2024 71%
Distance
453 mi
Carriers
1
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 48 | 9 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Nov 2025 | 51 | 11 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2025 | 69 | 19 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Sep 2025 | 55 | 4 | 0 | 1 | WN |
| Aug 2025 | 58 | 13 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2025 | 65 | 13 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Jun 2025 | 65 | 18 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| May 2025 | 66 | 11 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Apr 2025 | 64 | 9 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Mar 2025 | 66 | 10 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Feb 2025 | 56 | 7 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jan 2025 | 60 | 6 | 5 | 0 | WN |
| Dec 2024 | 48 | 10 | 0 | 1 | WN |
| Nov 2024 | 53 | 4 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2024 | 68 | 2 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Sep 2024 | 56 | 9 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2024 | 58 | 8 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2024 | 65 | 19 | 3 | 0 | WN |
| Jun 2024 | 64 | 15 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| May 2024 | 62 | 17 | 1 | 1 | WN |
| Apr 2024 | 61 | 15 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Mar 2024 | 63 | 15 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Feb 2024 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jan 2024 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 0 | WN |
Cancellation Rate
0.9%
12 of 1,404 flights
Diversion Rate
0.2%
3 of 1,404 flights
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On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
HOU - Houston
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Houston, TX.
Origin airport →TUL - Tulsa
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Tulsa, OK.
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What the Data Says About HOU to TUL
3,890 tracked flights put the HOU to TUL pairing (Houston to Tulsa) at a 80.5% on-time rate, squarely in line with the wider network. Delays that do occur run 56.5 minutes on average. Across the 453-mile route and its 1 carrier, the trailing 24 months show 0.9% cancelled and 0.2% diverted (1,404 flights sampled).
The monthly split is wide on this route: Oct 2024 posted the strongest performance at 97% on-time, while Jul 2024 came in at just 71% - a 26-point swing worth factoring into travel timing.
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Data source
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.
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