The flight time from Phoenix to Tulsa is 2 hours, 13 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves PHX Phoenix, AZ 1 minute early.
14 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 54 minutes in the air
4 minutes taxiing in
Arrives TUL Tulsa, OK 3 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

American
88%
Southwest
82%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Phoenix to Tulsa is 2 hours, 13 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 54 minutes.

The flight distance from Phoenix to Tulsa is 935 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Tulsa to Phoenix
2 hours, 37 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
2h 8m
American
2h 21m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m2h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

15

Distance

935 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

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Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Southwest
7
American
7

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Phoenix from Tulsa by plane?

The distance from Phoenix to Tulsa by plane is 935 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Phoenix to Tulsa?

The flight time from Phoenix to Tulsa is 2 hours, 13 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 54 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 2 hours, 8 minutes, and American the slowest taking 2 hours, 21 minutes.

What airlines fly from Phoenix to Tulsa?

Southwest and American are the airlines with direct flights from Phoenix to Tulsa.

Does Southwest fly from Phoenix to Tulsa?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Tulsa (TUL). On average, they have 7 flights per week on this route. This may vary seasonally, please check the chart above for more details.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves Phoenix 1 minute early
Taxi Out Time 14 minutes
In the Air 114 minutes
Taxiing In 4 minutes
Arrives Tulsa 3 minutes early

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from Phoenix to Tulsa, Southwest is 82% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 82% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
American 88% 11% 1%
Southwest 82% 18% 0%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Phoenix and Tulsa, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
Southwest 11 112 4 128
American 19 117 4 141

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
7pm 0.27
6pm 0.08
12pm 0.38
10am 0.24
9am 0.25
2pm 0.18
5pm 0
1pm 0.27
11am 0.12
4pm 0.01
8pm 0.15
3pm 0.05
8am 0.23

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Phoenix to Tulsa that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 66
February 60
March 72
April 68
May 68
June 59
July 62
August 62
September 63
October 67
November 85
December 83

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Phoenix to Tulsa that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 2.13
Tuesday 2.13
Wednesday 2.13
Thursday 2.1
Friday 2.12
Saturday 2.35
Sunday 2.71

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
Southwest 0
American 0

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
7pm 11 111 4 126
6pm 10 109 4 125
12pm 11 115 4 130
10am 13 112 4 129
9am 22 120 4 147
2pm 16 111 4 131
5pm 19 123 4 146
1pm 13 116 4 134
11am 11 111 4 126
4pm 16 117 4 138
8pm 21 115 5 141
3pm 10 114 4 128
8am 26 119 4 151
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.