Flights Tulsa → Denver
TUL → DEN
Route overview
The flight route from Tulsa to Denver operates with an average on-time performance of 85%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of just 10 minutes. The route sees around 569 total flights annually, using Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft, and serves the busy Denver International Airport, which opened in 1989 and handles over 82 million passengers per year.
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) → Denver (DEN) route is operated by United Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 782 flights monitored in recent months, 85% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.79%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.4/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Tulsa the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Denver: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Tulsa (TUL) to Denver (DEN) heads north-west for about 870 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 30m.
Departures from Tulsa on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 47% of TUL-DEN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Tulsa the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Denver it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 782 tracked TUL-DEN flights, 85% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 1.8% 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 TUL-DEN
On the Tulsa (TUL) -> Denver (DEN) route, on-time performance is 85% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 782 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Tulsa-Denver is 1.79% across 782 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.
