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Airport month · September 2024
Oakland International in September 2024
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.
In September 2024, reporting carriers scheduled 3,393 domestic departures from Oakland International (OAK). 82.4% left less than 15 minutes late and 84.7% reached their destination on time; 0.4% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 84.4% of flights departed on time and 83.9% arrived on time, so OAK departures were 2.0 points below the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in September 2023, the airport had 3,793 departures with 79.4% leaving on time: a change of +3.0 points, with flights down 11%.
Flights arriving at OAK that month were on time 84.6% of the time (3,393 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 39%, air carrier 33% and national aviation system 27%.
- On time 84.7%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 14.9%
- Cancelled 0.4%
- Diverted 0.1%
September 2024 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Sep 2024 | Sep 2023 | OAK, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Sep 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 82.4% | 79.4% | 75.5% | 84.4% |
| Arrived on time | 84.7% | 81.8% | 78.5% | 83.9% |
| Cancelled | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 10.2 min | 11.6 min | 13.4 min | 10.6 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 113 | 126 | 86 | 19,421 |
| Scheduled departures | 3,393 | 3,793 | 31,406 | 582,622 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WN Southwest Airlines | 2,840 | 84% | 84.6% | 0.6 min | 0.4% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 286 | 8% | 79.0% | 9.1 min | 1.0% |
| HA Hawaiian Airlines | 90 | 3% | 91.1% | -6.8 min | 0.0% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 60 | 2% | 88.3% | -2.9 min | 0.0% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 60 | 2% | 96.7% | -10.0 min | 0.0% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 48 | 1% | 89.6% | -5.6 min | 0.0% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 9 | 0% | 88.9% | -10.4 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK–LAS | Oakland to Las Vegas | 404 | 79.2% | 8.9 min | 0.5% |
| OAK–SAN | Oakland to San Diego | 303 | 77.9% | 7.4 min | 1.3% |
| OAK–BUR | Oakland to Burbank | 296 | 82.1% | 2.8 min | 1.0% |
| OAK–LAX | Oakland to Los Angeles | 272 | 84.6% | -1.4 min | 0.0% |
| OAK–SNA | Oakland to Santa Ana | 222 | 87.8% | -5.3 min | 0.9% |
| OAK–SEA | Oakland to Seattle | 205 | 79.0% | 4.7 min | 0.0% |
| OAK–SLC | Oakland to Salt Lake City | 171 | 91.8% | -5.6 min | 0.0% |
| OAK–PHX | Oakland to Phoenix | 161 | 85.1% | -0.9 min | 0.0% |
| OAK–LGB | Oakland to Long Beach | 149 | 93.3% | -5.9 min | 0.7% |
| OAK–DEN | Oakland to Denver | 144 | 88.2% | -0.9 min | 0.0% |
| OAK–PDX | Oakland to Portland | 133 | 88.7% | -1.8 min | 0.0% |
| OAK–ONT | Oakland to Ontario | 132 | 89.4% | -3.7 min | 0.8% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left OAK on time in September 2024?
82.4% of 3,393 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 84.7% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 84.4% and 83.9%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In September 2023, 79.4% of 3,793 departures left on time and 0.6% were cancelled, against 82.4% and 0.4% in September 2024.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for September 2024; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for OAK · methodology · corrections.