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

No clear winner: Alaska’s SAN → TUL flights land within a few points of 3 in 4 on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Alaska	SAN	TUL	3h 16m	74%	0.0%	136	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 San Diego). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Delta Details →	SAN 22:30 → ATL 05:50DL 819	2h 31m Atlanta	ATL 08:21 → TUL 09:25 +1DL 2754	8h 53m	99%	88%
United Details →	SAN 06:35 → DEN 10:08UA 2368	3h 32m Denver	DEN 13:40 → TUL 16:29UA 5311 · flown by SkyWest	7h 54m	100%	87%
Southwest Details →	SAN 22:40 → BNA 04:45WN 3480	3h 25m Nashville	BNA 08:10 → TUL 09:45 +1WN 690	9h 05m	100%	85%
United Details →	SAN 08:45 → DEN 12:17UA 2476	3h 18m Denver	DEN 15:35 → TUL 18:24UA 5280 · flown by SkyWest	7h 39m	98%	84%
United Details →	SAN 06:15 → IAH 11:42UA 2760	2h 53m Houston	IAH 14:35 → TUL 16:15UA 4239 · flown by CommuteAir	8h 00m	100%	82%
Delta Details →	SAN 13:02 → ATL 20:35DL 712	1h 43m Atlanta	ATL 22:18 → TUL 23:19DL 2043	8h 20m	98%	81%
Delta Details →	SAN 06:15 → ATL 13:43DL 729	1h 12m Atlanta	ATL 14:55 → TUL 15:53DL 1186	7h 41m	97%	80%
United Details →	SAN 11:58 → IAH 17:25UA 2237	2h 49m Houston	IAH 20:14 → TUL 21:52UA 6269 · flown by Mesa	7h 54m	98%	79%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	SAN 16:23 → PHX 17:49AA 2470	1h 15m Phoenix	PHX 19:04 → TUL 23:30AA 4037 · flown by Envoy	5h 07m	69%	44%
American Details →	SAN 13:55 → DFW 19:15AA 2456	49m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 20:04 → TUL 21:12AA 1514	5h 17m	55%	30%
American Details →	SAN 16:32 → DFW 21:49AA 2485	49m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 22:38 → TUL 23:47AA 531	5h 15m	32%	18%

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.

Afternoon and evening

ORD · 1h 00m · leaves 14:00 30%

PHX · 1h 15m · leaves 16:23 31%

DFW · 49m · leaves 16:32 68%

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 1006 SAN 06:20 → LAX American AA 6366 LAX 09:36 → TUL Connection details →	2h 15m	6h 31m	97%	93%
Alaska AS 1618 SAN 07:00 → DEN United UA 5311 DEN 13:40 → TUL Connection details →	3h 07m	7h 29m	100%	89%
Southwest WN 3494 SAN 08:32 → DEN United UA 5280 DEN 15:35 → TUL Connection details →	3h 40m	7h 52m	100%	86%

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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