Flights Tulsa → Chicago
TUL → ORD
Route overview
The flight route from Tulsa to Chicago operates with an 82% on-time performance rate, with the average delay being 17.1 minutes when delays occur. Over a period of time, there have been 541 flights using either Boeing 737-800 or Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft, serving one of the busiest destination airports in the country which sees over 80 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 (ORD) route is operated by American Airlines, United Airlines. Across 648 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.01%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.9/100 (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 (ORD) heads north-east for about 941 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 36m.
Departures from Tulsa on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 60% of TUL-ORD 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 648 tracked TUL-ORD flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 18 min and a 4.0% 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% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about TUL-ORD
On the Tulsa (TUL) -> Chicago (ORD) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 648 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Tulsa-Chicago is 4.01% across 648 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, United 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.
