Historical on-time performance
Oakland to Austin
1,497 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on OAK–AUS arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 305 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.0%Flights305
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline51%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)23%
- Late aircraft25%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline56%
- Weather44%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 9 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 OAK → AUS
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 — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 662 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 30 min · 415 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 82% to 89% on time.
- Saturdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 142 flights · limited
- Tuesdays87% on time · p90 15 min · 156 flights · limited
- Wednesdays86% on time · p90 15 min · 156 flights · limited
- Fridays84% on time · p90 25 min · 157 flights · limited
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 157 flights · limited
- Mondays82% on time · p90 25 min · 156 flights · limited
- Sundays82% on time · p90 20 min · 167 flights · limited
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