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

The nonstop is quickest: American TUL → DCA (2h 45m), on time 7 times in 10. Southwest via Midway (5h 10m) is more reliable, 91%, but takes 2h 25m longer.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


American	TUL	DCA	2h 45m	73%	6.0%	400	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


United Details →	TUL 05:00 → IAH 06:43UA 4041 · flown by Mesa	1h 03m Houston	IAH 07:46 → DCA 11:56UA 2047	5h 56m	95%	92%
Southwest Details →	TUL 05:00 → MDW 06:45WN 4057	1h 30m Chicago	MDW 08:15 → DCA 11:10WN 2569	5h 10m	100%	91%
Southwest + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	TUL 06:00 → DEN 06:50WN 1676	2h 40m Denver	DEN 09:30 → DCA 14:59UA 789	7h 59m	98%	89%
American Details →	TUL 05:50 → MIA 09:57AA 3367 · flown by Envoy	2h 02m Miami	MIA 11:59 → DCA 14:44AA 1606	7h 54m	99%	84%
American Details →	TUL 05:00 → DFW 06:17AA 3988 · flown by Envoy	2h 33m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 08:50 → DCA 12:52AA 1177	6h 52m	97%	81%
United Details →	TUL 07:00 → IAH 08:46UA 3984 · flown by Mesa	1h 01m Houston	IAH 09:47 → DCA 13:57UA 2670	5h 57m	91%	80%
American Details →	TUL 06:45 → ORD 08:57AA 3590 · flown by Envoy	1h 48m Chicago	ORD 10:45 → DCA 13:59AA 4809 · flown by Republic	6h 14m	97%	77%
Delta Details →	TUL 06:00 → ATL 09:00DL 1259	2h 00m Atlanta	ATL 11:00 → DCA 12:42DL 737	5h 42m	97%	74%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	TUL 13:51 → CLT 17:25AA 2853	57m Charlotte	CLT 18:22 → DCA 20:00AA 2386	5h 09m	70%	37%

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 03m · leaves 05:00 5%

Afternoon and evening

IAH · 56m · leaves 16:59 16%

ATL · 55m · leaves 12:41 17%

CLT · 57m · leaves 13:51 30%

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.

The table above includes two-ticket connections (marked “two tickets”), held to the 90-minute minimum. One ticket only →

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