Historical on-time performance
Denver to Oakland
957 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DEN–OAK arrive on time 67% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate67%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%of scheduled flights
based on 1,705 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time67%Medianon timep9060 minCancel0.7%Flights1,705
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline33%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Late aircraft58%
- 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 DEN → 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 — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 1,553 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 30 min · 1,018 flights
- Afternoons64% on time · p90 45 min · 884 flights
- Evenings57% on time · p90 65 min · 858 flights
- Overnights52% on time · p90 80 min · 1,223 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 66% to 73% on time.
- Tuesdays73% on time · p90 40 min · 780 flights
- Wednesdays72% on time · p90 45 min · 774 flights
- Fridays69% on time · p90 50 min · 817 flights
- Saturdays69% on time · p90 50 min · 696 flights
- Mondays69% on time · p90 45 min · 817 flights
- Thursdays67% on time · p90 50 min · 820 flights
- Sundays66% on time · p90 50 min · 832 flights
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