Flights Chicago → Tulsa
ORD → TUL
Route overview
The flight route from Chicago to Tulsa operates with a Boeing 737-800, Canadair Regional Jet 700, and Embraer RJ145, serving the destination airport which sees approximately 2.9 million passengers annually. With an on-time performance rate of 79%, flights experience an average delay of 12.1 minutes.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Chicago (ORD) → Tulsa (TUL) route is operated by American Airlines, United Airlines. Across 646 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.56%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Tulsa the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Tulsa: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (ORD) to Tulsa (TUL) heads south-west for about 941 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 36m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 36% of ORD-TUL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Tulsa it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 646 tracked ORD-TUL flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 3.6% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about ORD-TUL
On the Chicago (ORD) -> Tulsa (TUL) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 646 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Tulsa is 3.56% across 646 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, United Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
