Flights Dallas-Fort Worth → Tulsa
DFW → TUL
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 883 flights monitored in recent months, 72% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.81%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.3/100 (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 Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 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 54m.
Departures from Dallas-Fort Worth on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 37% of DFW-TUL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Tulsa it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 883 tracked DFW-TUL flights, 72% left on time with an average delay of 18 min and a 1.8% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about DFW-TUL
On the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) -> Tulsa (TUL) route, on-time performance is 72% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 883 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dallas-Fort Worth-Tulsa is 1.81% across 883 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.
