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Route Reliability

Houston → Tulsa

IAHTUL · 429 miles · George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Tulsa International Airport

82
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min
Average arrival delay
1.5%
Cancelled
2,118
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 81% of the time across 2,118 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

IAH–TUL flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 75% between 3–6 PM.

Wednesday comes out ahead.

A small edge: 85% on time on Wednesdays against 78% on Mondays.

Slipping a little lately.

IAH–TUL flights arrived on time 83% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 88% in the three months before that.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon78%(320 flights)
  • Tue84%(292 flights)
  • Wed85%(307 flights)
  • Thu82%(315 flights)
  • Fri81%(303 flights)
  • Sat80%(232 flights)
  • Sun79%(313 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM86%(355 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM86%(240 flights)
  • 12–3 PM83%(626 flights)
  • 3–6 PM75%(118 flights)
  • 6–9 PM77%(608 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM76%(135 flights)
On-time trend by month
82%
May

Jun 65% → May 82% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202565%203
July 202573%184
August 202579%174
September 202582%142
October 202590%154
November 202577%192
December 202583%184
January 202689%168
February 202693%150
March 202684%178
April 202683%171
May 202682%182

Based on 2,118 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.