Oakland to Salt Lake City

What the Data Says About OAK to SLC

The Oakland to Salt Lake City corridor (OAK → SLC) covers roughly 588 miles and is served by 10 carriers, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 11,930 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 88.4% on-time rate with an average delay of 67.3 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 3,759 flights were recorded on this pairing — 7 cancelled (0.2%) and 2 diverted (0.1%). Those baseline metrics tell you what to expect before you book.

Having 10 carriers on the route matters: more carriers generally means more daily schedule options, competitive pricing, and redundancy when flights are cancelled. With 11,930 total flights analyzed, the 88.4% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 67.3-minute average delay applies only to flights that actually ran late, so it is not the average wait across all departures — the majority of flights on this route depart on time under the BTS definition of a delay (15+ minutes past schedule).

Looking at recent months, Oct 2025 posted the best performance on this corridor at 94% on-time, while Jan 2024 came in at 82% on-time — a 12-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the OAK to SLC route, the combination of a 88.4% on-time rate, 67.3-minute average delay, 0.2% recent cancellation rate, and 10 available carriers is the concrete summary of what BTS data shows about reliability on this pairing.