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

No clear winner: airlines and hours on this route all land within a few points of 92% on time.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


American	LAX	TUL	3h 10m	93%	0.3%	365	Flying now
Allegiant	LAX	TUL	–	60%few flights	0.0%	10	Not 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 2 h ahead of Los Angeles). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Delta Details →	LAX 21:45 → ATL 05:01DL 783	3h 20m Atlanta	ATL 08:21 → TUL 09:25 +1DL 2754	9h 38m	99%	88%
United Details →	LAX 05:00 → DEN 08:22UA 1010	1h 42m Denver	DEN 10:04 → TUL 12:59UA 5315 · flown by SkyWest	5h 59m	100%	88%
United Details →	LAX 00:51 → IAH 06:12UA 491	1h 14m Houston	IAH 07:26 → TUL 09:09UA 5325 · flown by SkyWest	6h 18m	96%	88%
United Details →	LAX 07:00 → DEN 10:29UA 703	3h 11m Denver	DEN 13:40 → TUL 16:29UA 5311 · flown by SkyWest	7h 29m	99%	88%
American Details →	LAX 00:40 → ORD 07:06AA 2919	2h 34m Chicago	ORD 09:40 → TUL 11:44AA 4135 · flown by Envoy	9h 04m	96%	85%
United Details →	LAX 08:47 → DEN 12:13UA 1912	3h 22m Denver	DEN 15:35 → TUL 18:24UA 5280 · flown by SkyWest	7h 37m	99%	85%
United Details →	LAX 05:45 → IAH 11:12UA 654	3h 23m Houston	IAH 14:35 → TUL 16:15UA 6270 · flown by Mesa	8h 30m	100%	83%
United Details →	LAX 13:10 → IAH 18:39UA 1591	3h 03m Houston	IAH 21:42 → TUL 23:15UA 6179 · flown by Mesa	8h 05m	98%	82%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	LAX 09:24 → CLT 17:26AA 2570	58m Charlotte	CLT 18:24 → TUL 19:58AA 2662	8h 35m	73%	52%
American Details →	LAX 16:16 → DFW 21:33AA 2024	1h 05m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 22:38 → TUL 23:47AA 531	5h 31m	58%	33%
American Details →	LAX 13:53 → DFW 19:14AA 2041	50m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 20:04 → TUL 21:12AA 1514	5h 19m	40%	22%

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 00:51 4%

PHX · 1h 17m · leaves 10:00 5%

DEN · 1h 00m · leaves 05:55 7%

Afternoon and evening

PHX · 54m · leaves 16:39 40%

LAS · 1h 00m · leaves 18:20 50%

DFW · 50m · leaves 13:53 60%

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 729 LAX 00:13 → ORD American AA 4135 ORD 09:40 → TUL Connection details →	3h 08m	9h 31m	97%	88%
Frontier F9 3156 LAX 06:30 → DEN United UA 5311 DEN 13:40 → TUL Connection details →	3h 37m	7h 59m	99%	88%
American AA 2149 LAX 23:59 → BNA Southwest WN 690 BNA 08:10 → TUL Connection details →	2h 02m	7h 46m	96%	84%

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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