The flight time from Tulsa to Los Angeles is 3 hours, 25 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves TUL Tulsa, OK 4 minutes early.
14 minutes taxiing out
3 hours, 3 minutes in the air
7 minutes taxiing in
Arrives LAX Los Angeles, CA 4 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

American
89%
Allegiant
74%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Tulsa to Los Angeles is 3 hours, 25 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 3 minutes.

The flight distance from Tulsa to Los Angeles is 1283 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Los Angeles to Tulsa
3 hours

Flight Time By Airline ?

Allegiant
3h 15m
American
3h 28m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h3h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

8

Distance

1283 Miles

Flights By Month ?

JFMAMJJASOND010203040

Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

American
6
Allegiant
1

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Tulsa from Los Angeles by plane?

The distance from Tulsa to Los Angeles by plane is 1283 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Tulsa to Los Angeles?

The flight time from Tulsa to Los Angeles is 3 hours, 25 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 3 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Allegiant being the fastest taking 3 hours, 15 minutes, and American the slowest taking 3 hours, 28 minutes.

What airlines fly from Tulsa to Los Angeles?

Allegiant and American are the airlines with direct flights from Tulsa to Los Angeles.

Does Southwest fly from Tulsa to Los Angeles?

Southwest does not fly from Tulsa (TUL) to Los Angeles (LAX). Keep in mind that Southwest may fly to other nearby airports, as they will often fly into smaller airpors instead of larger ones. This is because the costs are often lower to fly into smaller airports, and they pass the savings on to you.

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 Tulsa 4 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 14 minutes
In the Air 183 minutes
Taxiing In 7 minutes
Arrives Los Angeles 4 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 Tulsa to Los Angeles, American is 89% reliable, which means that American flights are on time 89% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
American 89% 11% 0%
Allegiant 74% 26% 0%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Tulsa and Los Angeles, 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)
Allegiant 12 176 7 195
American 14 185 8 208

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
5pm 0.02
9pm 0.05
8pm 0.12
1pm 0.07
6pm 0.01
12pm 0.03
7pm 0.02
3pm 0.53
4pm 0.34
2pm 0.07

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Tulsa to Los Angeles 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 39
February 35
March 40
April 38
May 40
June 39
July 40
August 39
September 39
October 40
November 37
December 37

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Tulsa to Los Angeles 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 1.83
Tuesday 1.02
Wednesday 1.02
Thursday 1.1
Friday 1.83
Saturday 0.98
Sunday 1.13

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
American 0
Allegiant 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)
5pm 15 191 8 215
9pm 12 176 7 195
8pm 15 190 8 214
1pm 11 170 7 189
6pm 11 182 8 199
12pm 12 179 6 200
7pm 12 183 7 201
3pm 14 182 7 204
4pm 14 188 8 211
2pm 11 172 7 190
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.