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Flights Tulsa → Detroit

TUL → DTW

10.9
Average risk (Low)
1
Airlines

Route overview

The flight route connects Tulsa to Detroit, operating with a Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft. The destination airport in Detroit sees over 28 million passengers annually, indicating high traffic and demand for air travel between these cities.

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) → Detroit (DTW) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 10.9/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Detroit the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Tulsa the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.

Heading to Detroit: what to expect in this direction

Flying from Tulsa (TUL) to Detroit (DTW) heads north-east for about 1,268 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 0m.

Air-traffic congestion: departing Tulsa the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Detroit it is 2.0 min (atfm).

Route facts

Time difference
1h ahead
Arrival (dest. local time)
10:00
Elevation DTW
645 ft
Typical aircraft
Canadair Regional Jet 700
Est. CO₂/passenger
~165 kg

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Airline punctuality on this route

Airline On-time Average delay Cancellations
Delta Air Lines (DL) 80% 8 min 1.8%

Airlines operating TUL-DTW

Frequently asked questions about TUL-DTW

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The route is operated by 1 airline: Delta Air Lines.

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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.