Houston (HOU) to Tulsa (TUL)
Flight time
≈ 1h 42m
Bearing
356° N
Houston (HOU) to Tulsa (TUL) is 454 miles (731 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies HOU–TUL
Filed traffic dataIn June 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop HOU–TUL; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 64% of departures; flights ran 76% full.
Departures
67
June 2026
Seats
10,091
both directions
Passengers
7,661
both directions
Load factor
75.9%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies HOU–TUL?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop HOU–TUL in June 2026 (67 departures).
- WN
67 departures · 10,091 seats
Share of departures100.0%75.9%
Load
What plane flies HOU–TUL?
In June 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 64% of HOU–TUL departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-700
43 departures · 85.3% load
64.2% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
14 departures · 69.5% load
20.9% - Boeing 737-800
10 departures · 53.3% load
14.9%
How has HOU–TUL traffic changed?
Nonstop HOU–TUL departures fell from 130 in July 2025 to 67 in June 2026.
Monthly nonstop HOU–TUL traffic, trailing 12 months through June 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
July 2025
130 departures · 12,476 passengers
58.8%
Load
August 2025
117 departures · 11,430 passengers
61.1%
Load
September 2025
110 departures · 11,667 passengers
66.0%
Load
October 2025
138 departures · 13,946 passengers
63.9%
Load
November 2025
102 departures · 8,563 passengers
52.2%
Load
December 2025
96 departures · 8,335 passengers
54.0%
Load
January 2026
113 departures · 8,649 passengers
47.0%
Load
February 2026
112 departures · 9,347 passengers
50.4%
Load
March 2026
95 departures · 10,137 passengers
66.1%
Load
April 2026
84 departures · 8,282 passengers
60.7%
Load
May 2026
93 departures · 10,586 passengers
70.8%
Load
June 2026
67 departures · 7,661 passengers
75.9%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
HOU → TUL
78.2% full
34 departures · 4,088 passengers
TUL → HOU
73.5% full
33 departures · 3,573 passengers
Nonstop HOU–TUL traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through June 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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Frequently asked
How far is Houston (HOU) from Tulsa (TUL)?
HOU to TUL is 454 miles (731 km / 395 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from HOU to TUL?
A nonstop covers the 454-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 42m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies HOU–TUL?
In June 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (64.2%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (20.9%).
What mileage do I earn flying HOU–TUL?
Distance-based programs credit off the 454-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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