Flights Denver → Tulsa
DEN → TUL
Route overview
The flight route from Denver to Tulsa has an on-time performance rate of 80%, with an average delay of 10.8 minutes per flight. Over the past year, there have been a total of 571 flights on this route, using aircraft such as the Canadair Regional Jet 700 and Boeing 737-500.
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 Denver (DEN) → Tulsa (TUL) route is operated by United Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 784 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 17 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.53%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26.9/100 (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 Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Tulsa: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Denver (DEN) to Tulsa (TUL) heads south-east for about 870 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 30m.
Departures from Denver on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 40% of DEN-TUL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Tulsa it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 784 tracked DEN-TUL flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 17 min and a 1.5% 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% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about DEN-TUL
On the Denver (DEN) -> Tulsa (TUL) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 17 minutes, based on 784 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Denver-Tulsa is 1.53% across 784 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: United Airlines, Southwest 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.
