Historical on-time performance
Oakland to Houston
1,642 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on OAK–HOU arrive on time 84% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate84%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay20 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.9%of scheduled flights
based on 346 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time84%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.9%Flights346
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline59%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)24%
- Late aircraft15%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
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 (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
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 · 838 flights
- Afternoons77% on time · p90 55 min · 78 flights · limited
- Evenings76% on time · p90 30 min · 252 flights
- Middays61% on time · p90 30 min · 102 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 82% to 86% on time.
- Saturdays86% on time · p90 15 min · 191 flights · limited
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 15 min · 174 flights · limited
- Mondays85% on time · p90 15 min · 196 flights · limited
- Sundays84% on time · p90 15 min · 180 flights · limited
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 15 min · 174 flights · limited
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 20 min · 195 flights · limited
- Fridays82% on time · p90 25 min · 197 flights · limited
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