Historical on-time performance
Long Beach to Oakland
353 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LGB–OAK arrive on time 89% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate89%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay15 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.4%of scheduled flights
based on 1,649 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time89%Medianon timep9015 minCancel0.4%Flights1,649
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline24%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)2%
- Late aircraft73%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline83%
- Weather17%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 6 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 LGB → 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 — 95% on time.
- Mornings95% on time · p90 on time · 1,401 flights
- Middays90% on time · p90 10 min · 1,386 flights
- Overnights86% on time · p90 25 min · 168 flights · limited
- Afternoons83% on time · p90 25 min · 799 flights
- Evenings82% on time · p90 30 min · 1,448 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 85% to 91% on time.
- Tuesdays91% on time · p90 10 min · 768 flights
- Saturdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 633 flights
- Wednesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 769 flights
- Mondays88% on time · p90 15 min · 769 flights
- Fridays87% on time · p90 20 min · 770 flights
- Thursdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 770 flights
- Sundays85% on time · p90 20 min · 723 flights
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