Salt Lake City to Tulsa

What the Data Says About SLC to TUL

The Salt Lake City to Tulsa corridor (SLC → TUL) covers roughly 926 miles and is served by 2 carriers, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 3,948 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 88.7% on-time rate with an average delay of 65.9 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 1,299 flights were recorded on this pairing — 5 cancelled (0.4%) and 5 diverted (0.4%). Those baseline metrics tell you what to expect before you book.

Having 2 carriers on the route matters: more carriers generally means more daily schedule options, competitive pricing, and redundancy when flights are cancelled. With 3,948 total flights analyzed, the 88.7% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 65.9-minute average delay applies only to flights that actually ran late, so it is not the average wait across all departures — the majority of flights on this route depart on time under the BTS definition of a delay (15+ minutes past schedule).

Looking at recent months, Jun 2025 posted the best performance on this corridor at 97% on-time, while Jan 2024 came in at 74% on-time — a 23-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the SLC to TUL route, the combination of a 88.7% on-time rate, 65.9-minute average delay, 0.4% recent cancellation rate, and 2 available carriers is the concrete summary of what BTS data shows about reliability on this pairing.