Historical on-time performance
Austin to Oakland
1,497 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on AUS–OAK arrive on time 65% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate65%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 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-time65%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.0%Flights305
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline33%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)4%
- Late aircraft61%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline100%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 4 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
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 (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 84% on time.
- Middays84% on time · p90 20 min · 252 flights
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 40 min · 572 flights
- Evenings63% on time · p90 50 min · 163 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 60% to 79% on time.
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 30 min · 147 flights · limited
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 30 min · 147 flights · limited
- Mondays74% on time · p90 40 min · 156 flights · limited
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 30 min · 157 flights · limited
- Fridays73% on time · p90 45 min · 157 flights · limited
- Saturdays63% on time · p90 50 min · 142 flights · limited
- Sundays60% on time · p90 60 min · 159 flights · limited
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