Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Connect in the morning. The same one-hour layover misses 1 time in 10 at 8 am and almost half the time at 7 pm.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


American	DCA	TUL	3h 10m	69%	3.5%	400	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Tulsa on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Tulsa is 1 h behind Washington). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


United Details →	DCA 08:20 → IAH 10:41UA 697	3h 54m Houston	IAH 14:35 → TUL 16:15UA 6270 · flown by Mesa	8h 55m	99%	82%
Southwest Details →	DCA 06:10 → BNA 07:00WN 1425	1h 10m Nashville	BNA 08:10 → TUL 09:45WN 690	4h 35m	93%	80%
Delta Details →	DCA 06:00 → ATL 07:48DL 410	3h 12m Atlanta	ATL 11:00 → TUL 11:56DL 2620	6h 56m	99%	80%
United Details →	DCA 14:55 → IAH 17:14UA 1381	3h 00m Houston	IAH 20:14 → TUL 21:52UA 6269 · flown by Mesa	7h 57m	97%	79%
Delta Details →	DCA 10:16 → ATL 12:08DL 926	2h 47m Atlanta	ATL 14:55 → TUL 15:53DL 1186	6h 40m	99%	79%
United Details →	DCA 06:00 → IAH 08:13UA 1450	3h 42m Houston	IAH 11:55 → TUL 13:36UA 5413 · flown by SkyWest	8h 36m	99%	78%
American Details →	DCA 05:00 → DFW 07:22AA 2243	3h 44m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 11:06 → TUL 12:18AA 3829 · flown by Envoy	8h 18m	99%	77%
American Details →	DCA 11:59 → DFW 14:24AA 1623	2h 27m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 16:51 → TUL 18:03AA 4133 · flown by Envoy	7h 04m	97%	77%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	DCA 12:17 → ATL 14:07DL 380	48m Atlanta	ATL 14:55 → TUL 15:53DL 1186	4h 39m	71%	59%
American Details →	DCA 17:40 → MIA 20:34AA 1612	51m Miami	MIA 21:25 → TUL 23:43AA 3380 · flown by Envoy	7h 03m	54%	45%
American Details →	DCA 18:58 → DFW 21:29AA 1158	1h 09m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 22:38 → TUL 23:47AA 531	5h 49m	66%	36%

Same layover, different day-part

How often the first flight arrives too late to connect (45 min minimum), for one-ticket layovers of 45–80 minutes.

Morning

IAH · 1h 14m · leaves 08:20 6%

BNA · 1h 10m · leaves 06:10 7%

ORD · 1h 03m · leaves 10:30 8%

Afternoon and evening

IAH · 47m · leaves 16:59 46%

MIA · 51m · leaves 17:40 46%

ORD · 48m · leaves 19:10 62%

Delays build through the day, so an afternoon first leg eats the layover. A short connection is fine early in the morning and a gamble later on.

Mixing airlines

One ticketMiss it and the airline rebooks you; bags go through. 45 min is enough.

Separate ticketsMiss it and you buy a new ticket. Re-check bags, clear security again: we require 90 min.


United UA 1793 DCA 06:30 → ORD American AA 4135 ORD 09:40 → TUL Connection details →	1h 54m	6h 14m	95%	84%
Southwest WN 4969 DCA 06:55 → ATL Delta DL 2620 ATL 11:00 → TUL Connection details →	2h 10m	6h 01m	97%	81%
American AA 5074 DCA 06:00 → IAH United UA 5413 IAH 11:55 → TUL Connection details →	3h 33m	8h 36m	96%	73%

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Regional partners count as the airline that sells them: SkyWest flying Delta Connection is one Delta ticket.

How these are worked out. Makes the connection: share of the last year’s flights where the first flight arrived with at least 45 minutes to spare (90 on separate tickets). Arrives on time: first flight not cancelled × connection made × second flight not cancelled and arriving within 15 minutes. Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.

About this data: US DOT on-time records, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, all US airlines; regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Schedules (which flights and connections exist, and their times) are as of Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026; seasonal flights outside that window aren’t ranked. Rebuilt monthly. JSON