Historical on-time performance
Houston to Oakland
1,642 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on HOU–OAK arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate72%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%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-time72%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.6%Flights347
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline32%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)7%
- Late aircraft52%
- Security2%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather50%
- Air traffic (NAS)50%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 2 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 HOU → 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 — 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 445 flights
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 35 min · 164 flights · limited
- Evenings66% on time · p90 50 min · 454 flights
- Overnights58% on time · p90 65 min · 171 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 78% on time.
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 182 flights · limited
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 40 min · 190 flights · limited
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 196 flights · limited
- Fridays75% on time · p90 35 min · 198 flights · limited
- Sundays75% on time · p90 40 min · 185 flights · limited
- Wednesdays75% on time · p90 30 min · 182 flights · limited
- Mondays72% on time · p90 35 min · 194 flights · limited
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