Historical on-time performance
Dallas to Oakland
1,468 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DAL–OAK arrive on time 69% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate69%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.1%of scheduled flights
based on 566 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 timep9055 minCancel1.1%Flights566
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline33%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)6%
- Late aircraft57%
- 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 DAL → OAK
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
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 · 790 flights
- Afternoons69% on time · p90 45 min · 84 flights · limited
- Middays68% on time · p90 55 min · 69 flights · limited
- Evenings67% on time · p90 55 min · 392 flights
- Overnights55% on time · p90 70 min · 577 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 79% on time.
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 272 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 35 min · 271 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 283 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 50 min · 286 flights
- Mondays71% on time · p90 50 min · 285 flights
- Sundays69% on time · p90 45 min · 307 flights
- Saturdays69% on time · p90 40 min · 208 flights
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