Oklahoma

Distance from Oklahoma City to Tulsa

Straight-line distance

101.2mi

Oklahoma City, OK and Tulsa, OK are 101.2 miles (162.9 km) apart in a straight line. From Oklahoma City, the shortest path starts out heading ENE (63°).

kilometers
162.9
nautical miles
87.9
heading from Oklahoma City
63° ENE
heading from Tulsa
244° WSW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Oklahoma City is from Tulsa

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Oklahoma City and Tulsa is 101.2 miles, 162.9 km or 87.9 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 101.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
101.2
Kilometers
162.9
Nautical miles
87.9
Bearing from Oklahoma City
62.7° ENE
Bearing arriving at Tulsa
63.7°
Bearing from Tulsa
243.7° WSW

Halfway between Oklahoma City and Tulsa

The great-circle midpoint is at 35.800188, -96.711351 (35°48'0.68"N 96°42'40.86"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Stroud, OK, with 2,862 residents, 4.0 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, Oklahoma City gets 14 h 33 min of daylight and Tulsa 14 h 37 min; on December 21, 9 h 46 min and 9 h 42 min. Tulsa is 0.66° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Oklahoma City has 1.7 times the population of Tulsa. From July 2020 to July 2024, Oklahoma City changed by +4.4% and Tulsa by +0.4%. Both are in Oklahoma.

  1. 01Oklahoma City, OK712,919 (+4.4%)
  2. 02Tulsa, OK415,154 (+0.4%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Oklahoma City from Tulsa?

101.2 miles, 162.9 km or 87.9 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Tulsa from Oklahoma City?

ENE. The great-circle path leaves Oklahoma City on a bearing of 62.7° and arrives at Tulsa on 63.7°. The return trip starts on 243.7°.

What is halfway between Oklahoma City and Tulsa?

The midpoint is at 35.800188, -96.711351. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Stroud, OK, 4.0 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Oklahoma City and Tulsa?

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

Which is bigger, Oklahoma City or Tulsa?

Oklahoma City, with 712,919 residents in July 2024 against 415,154 for Tulsa, 1.7 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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