Flights Tulsa → Phoenix
TUL → PHX
Route overview
The flight route from Tulsa to Phoenix has an on-time performance rate of 85%, with a mean delay of 17.2 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 338 flights, connecting one of the United States' mid-sized cities with a major destination that handles nearly 44.4 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) → Phoenix (PHX) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 424 flights monitored in recent months, 85% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Tulsa the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Phoenix: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Tulsa (TUL) to Phoenix (PHX) heads west for about 1,501 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 18m.
Departures from Tulsa on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 46% of TUL-PHX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Tulsa the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Phoenix it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 424 tracked TUL-PHX flights, 85% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
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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-PHX
On the Tulsa (TUL) -> Phoenix (PHX) route, on-time performance is 85% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 424 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Tulsa-Phoenix is 0.00% across 424 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.
