Salt Lake City to Oakland

What the Data Says About SLC to OAK

The Salt Lake City to Oakland corridor (SLC → OAK) covers roughly 588 miles and is served by 10 carriers, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 11,895 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 87.7% on-time rate with an average delay of 65.2 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 3,760 flights were recorded on this pairing — 6 cancelled (0.2%) and 3 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 11,895 total flights analyzed, the 87.7% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 65.2-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, Sep 2025 posted the best performance on this corridor at 97% on-time, while Jan 2024 came in at 78% on-time — a 18-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the SLC to OAK route, the combination of a 87.7% on-time rate, 65.2-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.