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Route Reliability

Phoenix → Tulsa

PHXTUL · 935 miles · Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport to Tulsa International Airport

82
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
77%
Arrive within 15 minutes
12 min
Average arrival delay
0.3%
Cancelled
1,293
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.American Airlines81%671 flights
  2. 2.Southwest Airlines72%622 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

PHX–TUL flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 52% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

PHX–TUL flights arrived on time 81% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 70%.

American Airlines runs this route best.

American Airlines arrived on time 81% of the time on this route; Southwest Airlines managed 72%.

It basically never cancels.

Out of 1,293 scheduled flights, only 0.3% were cancelled.

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
  • Mon74%(202 flights)
  • Tue81%(177 flights)
  • Wed79%(175 flights)
  • Thu77%(201 flights)
  • Fri79%(191 flights)
  • Sat79%(150 flights)
  • Sun70%(190 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM89%(140 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM81%(284 flights)
  • 12–3 PM87%(261 flights)
  • 3–6 PM63%(72 flights)
  • 6–9 PM69%(506 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM52%(23 flights)
On-time trend by month
74%
May

Jun 78% → May 74% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202578%107
July 202576%114
August 202573%90
September 202581%85
October 202576%103
November 202581%114
December 202581%120
January 202683%98
February 202679%99
March 202667%121
April 202675%117
May 202674%118

Based on 1,293 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.