Historical on-time performance
Oakland to Long Beach
353 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on OAK–LGB arrive on time 86% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate86%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay20 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.3%of scheduled flights
based on 1,649 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time86%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.3%Flights1,649
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline34%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft57%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline80%
- Weather20%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 5 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 → LGB
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 · 1,810 flights
- Middays88% on time · p90 15 min · 1,274 flights
- Afternoons83% on time · p90 25 min · 724 flights
- Evenings82% on time · p90 25 min · 1,395 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 84% to 92% on time.
- Tuesdays92% on time · p90 10 min · 768 flights
- Wednesdays91% on time · p90 10 min · 769 flights
- Saturdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 633 flights
- Sundays86% on time · p90 20 min · 723 flights
- Mondays86% on time · p90 20 min · 769 flights
- Thursdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 771 flights
- Fridays84% on time · p90 25 min · 770 flights
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