Oakland International in October 2024

83.6%departed on time

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 October 2024, reporting carriers scheduled 3,382 domestic departures from Oakland International (OAK). 83.6% left less than 15 minutes late and 85.5% reached their destination on time; 0.4% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 85.5% of flights departed on time and 85.8% arrived on time, so OAK departures were 1.9 points below the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in October 2023, the airport had 3,858 departures with 79.8% leaving on time: a change of +3.8 points, with flights down 12%.

Flights arriving at OAK that month were on time 86.1% of the time (3,379 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 40%, air carrier 30% and national aviation system 28%.

On time 85.5%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 13.9%
Cancelled 0.4%
Diverted 0.2%

Every scheduled departure from OAK in October 2024, judged by arrival at the destination.

October 2024 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation

Measure	Oct 2024	Oct 2023	OAK, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Oct 2024
Departed on time	83.6%	79.8%	75.5%	85.5%
Arrived on time	85.5%	82.8%	78.5%	85.8%
Cancelled	0.4%	0.5%	0.6%	1.0%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	9.7 min	10.9 min	13.4 min	9.4 min
Scheduled departures a day	113	129	86	20,517
Scheduled departures	3,382	3,858	31,406	615,497

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
WN Southwest Airlines	2,811	83%	85.1%	0.6 min	0.3%
NK Spirit Airlines	295	9%	81.7%	2.0 min	1.7%
HA Hawaiian Airlines	93	3%	93.5%	-4.7 min	0.0%
AS Alaska Airlines	62	2%	91.9%	-9.0 min	0.0%
OO SkyWest Airlines	62	2%	93.5%	-13.0 min	0.0%
DL Delta Air Lines	51	2%	96.1%	-6.4 min	0.0%
G4 Allegiant Air	8	0%	100.0%	-14.0 min	0.0%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
OAK–LAS	Oakland to Las Vegas	404	86.4%	1.7 min	0.0%
OAK–SAN	Oakland to San Diego	316	70.9%	16.5 min	2.8%
OAK–BUR	Oakland to Burbank	302	84.1%	1.3 min	0.7%
OAK–LAX	Oakland to Los Angeles	262	86.3%	-1.9 min	0.0%
OAK–SNA	Oakland to Santa Ana	222	91.4%	-6.1 min	0.5%
OAK–SEA	Oakland to Seattle	186	83.3%	-2.2 min	0.0%
OAK–PHX	Oakland to Phoenix	170	84.1%	-0.4 min	0.6%
OAK–SLC	Oakland to Salt Lake City	169	92.9%	-7.4 min	0.0%
OAK–LGB	Oakland to Long Beach	154	85.1%	2.3 min	0.6%
OAK–DEN	Oakland to Denver	150	90.0%	-2.6 min	0.0%
OAK–ONT	Oakland to Ontario	135	91.1%	-8.1 min	0.0%
OAK–PDX	Oakland to Portland	128	90.6%	-4.2 min	0.0%

By scheduled departure hour

On-time share:under 62%6270768288% and over

Share of departures that left less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled hour (local time), October 2024.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Oct 2024	Minutes
Air carrier	29.9%	42.7%	7,803
Late-arriving aircraft	40.2%	37.4%	10,473
National Aviation System	28.1%	16.3%	7,337
Extreme weather	1.7%	3.4%	455
Security	0.0%	0.2%	0

26,068 delay minutes on 469 flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late and carried a cause report. Carriers assign the categories; see what each category means.

Questions and answers

How many flights left OAK on time in October 2024?

83.6% of 3,382 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 85.5% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 85.5% and 85.8%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In October 2023, 79.8% of 3,858 departures left on time and 0.5% were cancelled, against 83.6% and 0.4% in October 2024.

Provenance

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for October 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.