Los Angeles (LAX) to Tulsa (TUL)
Flight time
≈ 3h 22m
Bearing
77° E
Los Angeles (LAX) to Tulsa (TUL) is 1,280 miles (2,060 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies LAX–TUL
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, SkyWest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 3 carriers flying nonstop LAX–TUL; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 97% of departures; flights ran 89% full.
Departures
64
May 2026
Seats
5,021
both directions
Passengers
4,467
both directions
Load factor
89.0%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies LAX–TUL?
SkyWest Airlines operated the most nonstop LAX–TUL departures in May 2026 (62), one of 3 carriers on the route.
- OO
62 departures · 4,712 seats
Share of departures96.9%88.7%
Load
- AA
1 departures · 172 seats
Share of departures1.6%93.0%
Load
- WN
1 departures · 137 seats
Share of departures1.6%92.7%
Load
What plane flies LAX–TUL?
In May 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 97% of LAX–TUL departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Embraer E175
62 departures · 88.7% load
96.9% - Boeing 737-700
1 departures · 92.7% load
1.6% - Boeing 737-800
1 departures · 93.0% load
1.6%
How has LAX–TUL traffic changed?
Nonstop LAX–TUL departures fell from 77 in June 2025 to 64 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop LAX–TUL traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
77 departures · 6,800 passengers
88.9%
Load
July 2025
79 departures · 6,905 passengers
88.9%
Load
August 2025
82 departures · 6,820 passengers
83.1%
Load
September 2025
62 departures · 4,201 passengers
88.1%
Load
October 2025
62 departures · 4,098 passengers
87.0%
Load
November 2025
62 departures · 3,912 passengers
83.8%
Load
December 2025
62 departures · 3,957 passengers
84.8%
Load
January 2026
62 departures · 3,687 passengers
78.6%
Load
February 2026
57 departures · 3,261 passengers
73.4%
Load
March 2026
62 departures · 3,918 passengers
81.5%
Load
April 2026
60 departures · 3,630 passengers
79.6%
Load
May 2026
64 departures · 4,467 passengers
89.0%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
LAX → TUL
86.5% full
32 departures · 2,156 passengers
TUL → LAX
91.4% full
32 departures · 2,311 passengers
Nonstop LAX–TUL traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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Frequently asked
How far is Los Angeles (LAX) from Tulsa (TUL)?
LAX to TUL is 1,280 miles (2,060 km / 1,112 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from LAX to TUL?
A nonstop covers the 1,280-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 22m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies LAX–TUL?
In May 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (96.9%), followed by the Boeing 737-700 (1.6%).
What mileage do I earn flying LAX–TUL?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,280-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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