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
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop HOU–TUL; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 43% of departures; flights ran 61% full.
Departures
84
April 2026
Seats
13,636
both directions
Passengers
8,282
both directions
Load factor
60.7%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies HOU–TUL?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop HOU–TUL in April 2026 (84 departures).
- WN
Southwest Airlines
84 departures · 13,636 seats
Share of departures100.0%60.7%
Load
What plane flies HOU–TUL?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 43% of HOU–TUL departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
36 departures · 57.8% load
42.9% - Boeing 737-700
28 departures · 58.0% load
33.3% - Boeing 737-800
20 departures · 68.9% load
23.8%
How has HOU–TUL traffic changed?
Nonstop HOU–TUL departures fell from 133 in May 2025 to 84 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop HOU–TUL traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
133 departures · 14,012 passengers
67.1%
Load
June 2025
130 departures · 13,625 passengers
64.7%
Load
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
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
HOU → TUL
63.1% full
42 departures · 4,397 passengers
TUL → HOU
58.3% full
42 departures · 3,885 passengers
Nonstop HOU–TUL traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
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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 April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (42.9%), followed by the Boeing 737-700 (33.3%).
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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