Historical on-time performance
Houston to Oakland
1,642 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on HOU–OAK arrive on time 67% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate67%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.9%of scheduled flights
based on 347 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 timep9045 minCancel0.9%Flights347
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline30%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Late aircraft54%
- Security3%
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 HOU → 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 · 429 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 20 min · 89 flights · limited
- Afternoons69% on time · p90 35 min · 128 flights · limited
- Evenings66% on time · p90 45 min · 476 flights
- Overnights63% on time · p90 65 min · 209 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 77% on time.
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 183 flights · limited
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 195 flights · limited
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 40 min · 188 flights · limited
- Wednesdays75% on time · p90 30 min · 183 flights · limited
- Fridays73% on time · p90 35 min · 201 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 45 min · 185 flights · limited
- Mondays71% on time · p90 35 min · 196 flights · limited
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