Flights Dallas-Fort Worth → Tulsa
DFW → TUL
How long is the flight from Dallas-Fort Worth to Tulsa?
The flight from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Tulsa (TUL) takes 48 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Dallas-Fort Worth to Tulsa operates with a moderate on-time performance rate of 71%, with an average delay time of 18.2 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 661 flights using aircraft such as the McDonnell Douglas MD-83, Boeing 757, and Boeing 737-800, serving a destination airport that handles approximately 2,888,881 passengers annually.
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 Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Tulsa (TUL) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 1672 flights monitored in recent months, 70% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 22 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.51%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Tulsa the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Tulsa: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Tulsa (TUL) heads north for about 382 km, a flight time of roughly 48m.
Departures from Dallas-Fort Worth on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 36% of DFW-TUL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Tulsa it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,672 tracked DFW-TUL flights, 70% left on time with an average delay of 22 min and a 2.5% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about DFW-TUL
The flight from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Tulsa (TUL) takes 48 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) -> Tulsa (TUL) route, on-time performance is 70% with an average delay of 22 minutes, based on 1672 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dallas-Fort Worth-Tulsa is 2.51% across 1672 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American 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.
