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Route Reliability

Tulsa → Phoenix

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

88
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
83%
Arrive within 15 minutes
9 min
Average arrival delay
0.5%
Cancelled
1,291
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Southwest Airlines83%622 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines82%669 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

TUL–PHX flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 100% of the time, versus 71% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

TUL–PHX flights arrived on time 85% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 76%.

Not much between Southwest Airlines and American Airlines.

On this route they all land within 82% to 83% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

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
  • Mon83%(201 flights)
  • Tue85%(177 flights)
  • Wed85%(176 flights)
  • Thu83%(198 flights)
  • Fri84%(191 flights)
  • Sat84%(150 flights)
  • Sun76%(190 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM100%(21 flights)
  • 6–9 AM88%(540 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM90%(103 flights)
  • 12–3 PM84%(231 flights)
  • 3–6 PM72%(113 flights)
  • 6–9 PM71%(232 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM74%(43 flights)
On-time trend by month
80%
May

Jun 71% → May 80% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202571%107
July 202582%113
August 202587%91
September 202587%83
October 202581%103
November 202580%114
December 202588%120
January 202685%97
February 202683%99
March 202688%122
April 202683%117
May 202680%117

Based on 1,291 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.