Historical on-time performance
Oakland to Long Beach
353 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on OAK–LGB arrive on time 87% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate87%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay20 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.2%of scheduled flights
based on 1,753 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time87%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.2%Flights1,753
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline31%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Late aircraft52%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly OAK → LGB
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 — 92% on time.
- Mornings92% on time · p90 5 min · 1,879 flights
- Middays88% on time · p90 15 min · 1,298 flights
- Evenings83% on time · p90 25 min · 1,402 flights
- Afternoons82% on time · p90 30 min · 708 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 84% to 91% on time.
- Tuesdays91% on time · p90 10 min · 785 flights
- Wednesdays90% on time · p90 10 min · 786 flights
- Saturdays90% on time · p90 10 min · 648 flights
- Mondays86% on time · p90 20 min · 786 flights
- Sundays86% on time · p90 20 min · 724 flights
- Thursdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 779 flights
- Fridays84% on time · p90 25 min · 779 flights
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