Flights Denver → Tulsa
DEN → TUL
How long is the flight from Denver to Tulsa?
The flight from Denver (DEN) to Tulsa (TUL) takes 1h 18m on average. That is the median time recorded across 4 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
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 1553 flights monitored in recent months, 73% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.03%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.2/100 (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 Denver the average ATFM delay is 5.5 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 18m.
Departures from Denver on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 42% of DEN-TUL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Denver the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Tulsa it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,553 tracked DEN-TUL flights, 73% left on time with an average delay of 18 min and a 1.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about DEN-TUL
The flight from Denver (DEN) to Tulsa (TUL) takes 1h 18m on average. That is the median time recorded across 4 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Denver (DEN) -> Tulsa (TUL) route, on-time performance is 73% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 1553 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Denver-Tulsa is 1.03% across 1553 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.
