Arkansas to Oklahoma

Distance from Fayetteville to Tulsa

Straight-line distance

97.0mi

Fayetteville, AR and Tulsa, OK are 97.0 miles (156.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Fayetteville, the shortest path starts out heading W (273°).

kilometers
156.1
nautical miles
84.3
heading from Fayetteville
273° W
heading from Tulsa
92° E
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Fayetteville is from Tulsa

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Fayetteville and Tulsa is 97.0 miles, 156.1 km or 84.3 nautical miles. That is the shortest path over the Earth's surface, computed with the haversine formula on a sphere with the mean Earth radius, 6,371.0 km. A course held on one compass bearing (a rhumb line) would be 97.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
97.0
Kilometers
156.1
Nautical miles
84.3
Bearing from Fayetteville
272.8° W
Bearing arriving at Tulsa
271.8°
Bearing from Tulsa
91.8° E

Halfway between Fayetteville and Tulsa

The great-circle midpoint is at 36.102829, -95.034139 (36°06'10.18"N 95°02'2.90"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Locust Grove, OK, with 1,399 residents, 10.0 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Both use America/Chicago, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Fayetteville gets 14 h 37 min of daylight and Tulsa 14 h 37 min; on December 21, 9 h 42 min and 9 h 42 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Tulsa has 4.0 times the population of Fayetteville. From July 2020 to July 2024, Fayetteville changed by +8.8% and Tulsa by +0.4%. The trip crosses from Arkansas into Oklahoma.

  1. 01Fayetteville, AR103,134 (+8.8%)
  2. 02Tulsa, OK415,154 (+0.4%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Fayetteville from Tulsa?

97.0 miles, 156.1 km or 84.3 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Tulsa from Fayetteville?

W. The great-circle path leaves Fayetteville on a bearing of 272.8° and arrives at Tulsa on 271.8°. The return trip starts on 91.8°.

What is halfway between Fayetteville and Tulsa?

The midpoint is at 36.102829, -95.034139. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Locust Grove, OK, 10.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Fayetteville and Tulsa?

Both use America/Chicago, so there is no time difference.

Which is bigger, Fayetteville or Tulsa?

Tulsa, with 415,154 residents in July 2024 against 103,134 for Fayetteville, 4.0 times as many.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census 2024 Gazetteer internal points and Vintage 2024 estimates; time zones from Open-Meteo.

  1. 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  2. 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  3. 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
  4. 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)

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