Historical on-time performance
Austin to Oakland
1,497 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on AUS–OAK arrive on time 69% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate69%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 305 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time69%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.0%Flights305
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline33%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)5%
- Late aircraft60%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly AUS → OAK
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 81% on time.
- Middays81% on time · p90 20 min · 276 flights
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 45 min · 542 flights
- Evenings67% on time · p90 45 min · 130 flights · limited
- Overnights51% on time · p90 50 min · 122 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 61% to 79% on time.
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 30 min · 148 flights · limited
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 30 min · 148 flights · limited
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 35 min · 156 flights · limited
- Mondays73% on time · p90 35 min · 157 flights · limited
- Fridays71% on time · p90 45 min · 156 flights · limited
- Saturdays66% on time · p90 50 min · 146 flights · limited
- Sundays61% on time · p90 55 min · 159 flights · limited
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