Historical on-time performance
Oakland to Las Vegas
407 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on OAK–LAS arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%of scheduled flights
based on 3,408 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Spirit AirlinesbestOn-time89%Medianon timep9015 minCancel1.3%Flights232
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.7%Flights3,176
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline32%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)23%
- Late aircraft43%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline50%
- Weather29%
- Air traffic (NAS)21%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 24 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 → LAS
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 — 93% on time.
- Mornings93% on time · p90 5 min · 4,129 flights
- Middays76% on time · p90 40 min · 2,995 flights
- Overnights69% on time · p90 60 min · 1,590 flights
- Evenings69% on time · p90 50 min · 2,178 flights
- Afternoons69% on time · p90 55 min · 1,954 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 84% on time.
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 1,692 flights
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 1,429 flights
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 1,687 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,988 flights
- Sundays78% on time · p90 40 min · 2,061 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 50 min · 1,974 flights
- Fridays72% on time · p90 50 min · 2,015 flights
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