Historical on-time performance
Oakland to Houston
1,642 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on OAK–HOU arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 348 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.6%Flights348
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline57%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)25%
- Late aircraft18%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
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 OAK → HOU
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 · 890 flights
- Evenings74% on time · p90 30 min · 190 flights · limited
- Middays64% on time · p90 30 min · 140 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 83% to 86% on time.
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 15 min · 173 flights · limited
- Wednesdays86% on time · p90 15 min · 174 flights · limited
- Sundays85% on time · p90 15 min · 180 flights · limited
- Thursdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 196 flights · limited
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 193 flights · limited
- Mondays84% on time · p90 20 min · 194 flights · limited
- Fridays83% on time · p90 20 min · 198 flights · limited
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