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 88% on time.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


American	TUL	LAX	3h 37m	89%	0.3%	366	Flying now
Allegiant	TUL	LAX	3h 25m	50%few flights	0.0%	10	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Los Angeles on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Los Angeles is 2 h behind Tulsa). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest Details →	TUL 06:00 → DEN 06:50WN 1676	2h 45m Denver	DEN 09:35 → LAX 11:05WN 1569	7h 05m	98%	90%
United Details →	TUL 09:22 → DEN 10:10UA 1029	3h 16m Denver	DEN 13:26 → LAX 14:57UA 774	7h 35m	99%	89%
United Details →	TUL 06:00 → DEN 07:00UA 5667 · flown by SkyWest	3h 02m Denver	DEN 10:02 → LAX 11:34UA 405	7h 34m	98%	89%
United Details →	TUL 05:00 → IAH 06:43UA 4041 · flown by Mesa	3h 10m Houston	IAH 09:53 → LAX 11:30UA 469	8h 30m	100%	88%
Delta Details →	TUL 06:00 → ATL 09:00DL 1259	2h 30m Atlanta	ATL 11:30 → LAX 13:05DL 326	9h 08m	98%	87%
United Details →	TUL 07:00 → IAH 08:46UA 3984 · flown by Mesa	3h 47m Houston	IAH 12:33 → LAX 14:06UA 2460	9h 06m	99%	86%
American Details →	TUL 07:00 → CLT 10:30AA 1729	1h 26m Charlotte	CLT 11:56 → LAX 13:55AA 1213	8h 55m	95%	84%
Delta Details →	TUL 08:00 → SLC 10:00DL 4006 · flown by SkyWest	1h 30m Salt Lake City	SLC 11:30 → LAX 12:30DL 829	6h 30m	93%	82%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	TUL 10:54 → DFW 12:16AA 2851	55m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 13:11 → LAX 14:20AA 3334	5h 26m	69%	50%
Delta Details →	TUL 18:49 → ATL 21:59DL 2837	51m Atlanta	ATL 22:50 → LAX 00:31 +1DL 575	7h 43m	71%	46%
American Details →	TUL 19:35 → ORD 21:44AA 3827 · flown by Envoy	46m Chicago	ORD 22:30 → LAX 00:52 +1AA 1209	7h 17m	62%	28%

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

DEN · 1h 00m · leaves 06:00 3%

ATL · 1h 20m · leaves 06:00 5%

IAH · 1h 07m · leaves 07:00 7%

Afternoon and evening

DFW · 47m · leaves 20:20 40%

LAS · 1h 00m · leaves 20:35 50%

DAL · 47m · leaves 18:40 53%

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.


Southwest WN 4055 TUL 06:00 → LAS American AA 6425 LAS 10:04 → LAX Connection details →	3h 14m	7h 24m	100%	93%
Southwest WN 1676 TUL 06:00 → DEN United UA 405 DEN 10:02 → LAX Connection details →	3h 12m	7h 34m	98%	90%
United UA 5667 TUL 06:00 → DEN Southwest WN 1569 DEN 09:35 → LAX Connection details →	2h 35m	7h 05m	98%	89%

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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