Route · LAX → OAK · 2020–2025 BTS data
Los Angeles to Oakland
The LAX–OAK corridor (Los Angeles, CA → Oakland, CA) runs ahead of the national average, served by 9 carriers across roughly 337 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 85.1%
- On-time
- +6.1 pts
- vs US avg
- 57 min
- Delay when late
- 20,020
- Flights
Cancelled
0.8%
Best Month
Oct 2024 93%
Worst Month
Jun 2024 75%
Distance
337 mi
Carriers
9
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 180 | 29 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Nov 2025 | 184 | 33 | 2 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2025 | 197 | 35 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Sep 2025 | 181 | 29 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2025 | 184 | 25 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2025 | 183 | 33 | 5 | 0 | WN |
| Jun 2025 | 185 | 27 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| May 2025 | 200 | 19 | 3 | 0 | WN |
| Apr 2025 | 192 | 19 | 2 | 0 | WN |
| Mar 2025 | 198 | 16 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Feb 2025 | 172 | 17 | 2 | 0 | WN |
| Jan 2025 | 183 | 14 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Dec 2024 | 191 | 21 | 2 | 0 | WN |
| Nov 2024 | 210 | 20 | 1 | 0 | NK,WN |
| Oct 2024 | 262 | 19 | 0 | 0 | WN,NK |
| Sep 2024 | 273 | 35 | 0 | 0 | WN,NK |
| Aug 2024 | 290 | 41 | 5 | 0 | NK,WN |
| Jul 2024 | 275 | 63 | 1 | 0 | NK,WN |
| Jun 2024 | 268 | 66 | 4 | 0 | NK,WN |
| May 2024 | 290 | 56 | 2 | 0 | NK,OO,WN |
| Apr 2024 | 349 | 50 | 5 | 0 | NK,OO,WN |
| Mar 2024 | 328 | 72 | 1 | 0 | NK,OO,WN |
| Feb 2024 | 294 | 49 | 3 | 0 | NK,OO,WN |
| Jan 2024 | 330 | 65 | 6 | 0 | NK,WN,OO |
Cancellation Rate
0.8%
47 of 5,599 flights
Diversion Rate
0.0%
0 of 5,599 flights
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LAX - Los Angeles
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Los Angeles, CA.
Origin airport →OAK - Oakland
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Oakland, CA.
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What the Data Says About LAX to OAK
Los Angeles to Oakland (LAX to OAK) is one of the more dependable pairings in the BTS On-Time Performance dataset: a 85.1% on-time rate across 20,020 flights, with delays that do happen averaging 57.2 minutes. The corridor runs roughly 337 miles and is served by 9 carriers. Over the most recent 24 months, 47 of 5,599 flights were cancelled (0.8%) and 0 diverted (0.0%).
The monthly split is wide on this route: Oct 2024 posted the strongest performance at 93% on-time, while Jun 2024 came in at just 75% - a 17-point swing worth factoring into travel timing.
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Data source
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.
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