Historical on-time performance
Dallas to Oakland
1,468 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DAL–OAK arrive on time 63% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate63%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.1%of scheduled flights
based on 471 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time63%Medianon timep9060 minCancel1.1%Flights471
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline38%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)7%
- Late aircraft54%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline20%
- Weather40%
- Air traffic (NAS)40%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 5 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 DAL → OAK
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 685 flights
- Middays68% on time · p90 40 min · 100 flights · limited
- Evenings64% on time · p90 55 min · 398 flights
- Overnights54% on time · p90 75 min · 529 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 66% to 79% on time.
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 45 min · 249 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 45 min · 266 flights
- Wednesdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 248 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 50 min · 263 flights
- Mondays68% on time · p90 50 min · 263 flights
- Saturdays66% on time · p90 45 min · 214 flights
- Sundays66% on time · p90 55 min · 307 flights
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