Flights Tulsa → Chicago
TUL → MDW
Route overview
The flight route from Tulsa to Chicago operates with a moderate punctuality rate of 75%, experiencing an average delay of 11.7 minutes per flight. With a total of 109 flights recorded, this busy route serves one of the busiest airports in the United States by passenger volume, handling nearly 19.9 million 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 Tulsa (TUL) → Chicago (MDW) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 140 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.43%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 15.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Tulsa the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Tulsa (TUL) to Chicago (MDW) heads north-east for about 937 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 35m.
Departures from Tulsa on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 58% of TUL-MDW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Tulsa the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Chicago it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 140 tracked TUL-MDW flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 1.4% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about TUL-MDW
On the Tulsa (TUL) -> Chicago (MDW) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 140 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Tulsa-Chicago is 1.43% across 140 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: 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.
