Flights Tulsa → Houston
TUL → IAH
Route overview
The flight route from Tulsa to Houston operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving on-time performance of 91%. Over the course of 501 flights, the average delay is just 2.8 minutes, and the destination airport serves over 40 million passengers annually. The aircraft used for this route are Canadair Regional Jet 700s.
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) → Houston (IAH) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 633 flights monitored in recent months, 88% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 6 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.90%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Houston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Tulsa the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Houston: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Tulsa (TUL) to Houston (IAH) heads south for about 693 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 17m.
Departures from Tulsa on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 50% of TUL-IAH flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Tulsa the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Houston it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 633 tracked TUL-IAH flights, 88% left on time with an average delay of 6 min and a 1.9% 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about TUL-IAH
On the Tulsa (TUL) -> Houston (IAH) route, on-time performance is 88% with an average delay of 6 minutes, based on 633 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Tulsa-Houston is 1.90% across 633 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: 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.
