Tulsa

TUL · KTUL

Tulsa International Airport

36.20°, -95.89°OK, United States

Passengers a year

3.3M

#81 busiest in the U.S.

27

nonstop destinations

27

airlines

55

departures a day

77.1%

arrivals on time

1.7%

flights cancelled

72.8%

load factor

The ten busiest routes from TUL, by passengers: DFW, DEN, ATL, ORD, IAH, DAL, PHX, LAS, CLT, HOUTULDENORDCLTATLHOUIAHDALDFWPHXLAS
Nonstop routes — the ten busiest. Filed traffic, August 2025 – July 2026.

Airlines

Southwest Airlines is the largest carrier at Tulsa, with 35% of all passengers. 27 airlines fly from here.

Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport

Southwest Airlines holds 35% of the airport — the 48th most concentrated of 79 small hubs. The nearest comparison is HSV at 35%.

AirlineSharePassengersSeats YoY
WN
Southwest67% full
34.9%1.2M-0.4%
AA
American75% fullAmerican Eagle · operated by Envoy, SkyWest, PSA, Republic
31.9%1.1M-3%
UA
United78% fullUnited Express · operated by SkyWest, Mesa, CommuteAir, GoJet, Republic
18.4%606.3K+8.3%
DL
Delta75% fullDelta Connection · operated by SkyWest, Endeavor, Republic
10.5%346.5K+2.9%
G4
Allegiant84% full
2.6%84.3K-22%
+Other airlines
1.8%59.8K—

Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand. On-time covers the airline's own aircraft only — regional affiliates report to the government separately. Seats year on year compares the latest twelve months against the twelve before them.

Destinations

26 domestic and 1 international nonstop destinations from Tulsa, across 2 countries.

100% domestic · 0% international · by departing passengers

Top domestic destinations

  • Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)

    267.5K departing · 76% full

    American Airlines

  • Denver (DEN)

    208.8K departing · 73% full

    United Airlines · Southwest Airlines · Frontier Airlines

  • Atlanta (ATL)

    135.3K departing · 78% full

    Delta Air Lines

  • Chicago (ORD)

    128.5K departing · 75% full

    United Airlines · American Airlines

  • Houston (IAH)

    122.8K departing · 76% full

    United Airlines

  • Dallas (DAL)

    102.7K departing · 63% full

    Southwest Airlines

  • Phoenix (PHX)

    101.4K departing · 74% full

    Southwest Airlines · American Airlines

  • Las Vegas (LAS)

    84.2K departing · 70% full

    Southwest Airlines · Allegiant Air

  • Charlotte (CLT)

    80.2K departing · 74% full

    American Airlines

  • Houston (HOU)

    60.8K departing · 65% full

    Southwest Airlines

Top international destinations

  • Cancún, Mexico (CUN)

    3.5K departing · 6.8K both ways

    Sun Country Airlines

All nonstop destinations

27 nonstop · 8 airlines · 26 domestic / 1 intl

Aircraft

By share of departures at Tulsa.

Body class · share of departures

When Tulsa is busiest

Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Departures a month · peak May 2026

Annual passengers since 1990

Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.

Passengers a year

Every year
1990
3,544,965
1991
3,380,717
1992
3,408,748
1993
3,394,028
1994
3,363,746
1995
3,277,551
1996
3,581,514
1997
3,556,147
1998
3,575,487
1999
3,561,444
2000
3,606,795
2001
3,238,621
2002
2,895,724
2003
2,916,852
2004
3,079,433
2005
3,327,747
2006
3,324,893
2007
3,411,650
2008
3,367,759
2009
2,965,046
2010
2,941,538
2011
2,866,055
2012
2,827,415
2013
2,806,569
2014
2,878,699
2015
2,803,324
2016
2,743,609
2017
2,816,764
2018
3,046,740
2019
3,083,669
2020
1,369,289
2021
2,361,974
2022
2,986,896
2023
3,247,890
2024
3,332,606
2025
3,261,752
2026
1,907,466 so far

Arriving on time

Of every 100 flights landing at Tulsa, 77 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 21 arrive late, and 2 are cancelled.

See live FAA delays

Every 100 arrivals

On time 77Late 21Cancelled 2

16 min

average delay

309

flights cancelled

18K

arrivals measured

What holds flights up

Share of delay minutes

Most reliable here

Delta Air Lines 84.8%

Least reliable here

American Airlines 68.3%

Among US airports

#81

On time, month by month

Darker is better · 69.4%–83.3%

The weak spot is June 2026, when 69.4% of arrivals landed on time — 7.7 points below the year. The strongest was September 2025 at 83.3%.

Frequently asked

How busy is Tulsa International Airport (TUL)?

Tulsa International Airport handled about 3.3M passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #81 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 55 departures a day.

Which airline is the largest at Tulsa International Airport (TUL)?

Southwest Airlines is the largest carrier at Tulsa (TUL), flying about 35% of its passengers. 27 airlines serve Tulsa in total.

How many places can you fly nonstop from Tulsa International Airport (TUL)?

Tulsa (TUL) has 27 nonstop destinations — 26 domestic and 1 international across 2 countries.

How often do flights arrive on time at Tulsa International Airport (TUL)?

About 77.1% of flights arriving at Tulsa (TUL) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 1.7% are cancelled.

What aircraft flies most from Tulsa International Airport (TUL)?

The Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures from Tulsa (TUL), about 31% of the total.

Departing counts passengers leaving Tulsa; international destinations also show both directions. Data: traffic August 2025 – July 2026, on-time August 2025 – July 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).