TUL to PHX flight delays & on-time performance
Nonstop flights from Tulsa International Airport to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · 935 miles · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at TUL or PHX right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
Key facts
- Flights from Tulsa (TUL) to Phoenix (PHX) arrived on time 83% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, better than the 78% national average.
- 0.5% were cancelled, and 6% arrived an hour or more late.
- Envoy Air was the most punctual airline here (86% on time); SkyWest Airlines was the least (81%).
- Departures scheduled around 6am did best (93% on time); around 4pm did worst (70%).
- Thursday was the most reliable day to fly (85% on time) and Sunday the least (77%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (48%).
Which airline is most on time from TUL to PHX?
Ranked by on-time arrival rate. Regional airlines fly under their partner's brand (e.g. SkyWest for Delta Connection or United Express).
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | 1 hr+ late | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Envoy AirRegional airline operating American Eagle flights. | 86% | 0.0% | 9 min | 4.5% | 269 |
| Southwest Airlines | 83% | 0.9% | 11 min | 4.7% | 581 |
| SkyWest AirlinesRegional airline operating flights for United Express, Delta Connection, American Eagle and Alaska. | 81% | 0.2% | 30 min | 9.0% | 404 |
Best time of day to fly
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 5am100%21 flights
- 6am93%163 flights
- 7am91%46 flights
- 8am84%362 flights
- 9am87%15 flights
- 10am91%22 flights
- 11am93%28 flights
- 12pm85%27 flights
- 1pm84%55 flights
- 2pm78%181 flights
- 4pm70%80 flights
- 5pm64%23 flights
- 6pm78%98 flights
- 7pm79%68 flights
- 8pm66%29 flights
- 9pm80%35 flights
Best day of the week
On-time arrival rate by day of departure.
- Monday84%0.5% cancelled
- Tuesday83%0.0% cancelled
- Wednesday85%0.0% cancelled
- Thursday85%0.0% cancelled
- Friday84%0.5% cancelled
- Saturday83%1.3% cancelled
- Sunday77%1.1% cancelled
On-time trend by month
Why flights are late
Share of delay minutes by cause, as reported by airlines to the DOT.
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)48%
- Late-arriving aircraft39%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion11%
- Extreme weather2%
- Security0%
Why flights are cancelled
Share of cancellations by reason.
- Extreme weather100%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)0%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion0%
- Security0%
TUL to PHX: common questions
- How often are TUL to PHX flights on time?
- 83% of flights arrived less than 15 minutes late in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, compared with 78% for all US flights.
- How often are flights from Tulsa to Phoenix cancelled?
- 0.5% of scheduled flights were cancelled (6 of 1,254).
- How long are typical delays?
- Across all flights the average arrival delay was 17 min (early arrivals count as zero). Flights that were late arrived 92 min behind schedule on average, and 6.0% of flights were an hour or more late.
- How long is taxi time at TUL?
- Flights on this route spent 16 min taxiing from the gate to takeoff on average.
Related routes
Return trip: PHX to TUL — 74% on time
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Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. Route: TUL → PHX, nonstop flights by US airlines that report to the DOT. How we calculate this.