Oakland International in February 2026

80.0%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 February 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 2,356 domestic departures from Oakland International (OAK). 80.0% left less than 15 minutes late and 83.4% reached their destination on time; 0.3% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 78.1% of flights departed on time and 78.3% arrived on time, so OAK departures were 1.9 points above the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in February 2025, the airport had 2,671 departures with 83.6% leaving on time: a change of −3.6 points, with flights down 12%.

Flights arriving at OAK that month were on time 84.3% of the time (2,356 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 44%, late-arriving aircraft 41% and national aviation system 12%.

On time 83.4%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 16.2%
Cancelled 0.3%
Diverted 0.1%

Every scheduled departure from OAK in February 2026, judged by arrival at the destination.

February 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation

Measure	Feb 2026	Feb 2025	OAK, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Feb 2026
Departed on time	80.0%	83.6%	75.5%	78.1%
Arrived on time	83.4%	86.6%	78.5%	78.3%
Cancelled	0.3%	0.7%	0.6%	2.3%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	10.9 min	8.6 min	13.4 min	15.0 min
Scheduled departures a day	79	89	86	17,168
Scheduled departures	2,356	2,671	31,406	515,037

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
WN Southwest Airlines	2,128	90%	82.7%	1.9 min	0.3%
AS Alaska Airlines	124	5%	89.5%	-6.8 min	0.0%
OO SkyWest Airlines	96	4%	90.6%	-4.7 min	0.0%
G4 Allegiant Air	8	0%	100.0%	-10.6 min	0.0%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
OAK–LAS	Oakland to Las Vegas	236	80.1%	6.3 min	0.4%
OAK–SAN	Oakland to San Diego	220	72.3%	8.5 min	0.5%
OAK–BUR	Oakland to Burbank	201	83.1%	-0.7 min	1.5%
OAK–SNA	Oakland to Santa Ana	172	89.0%	-3.8 min	0.0%
OAK–LAX	Oakland to Los Angeles	154	78.6%	5.0 min	0.6%
OAK–PHX	Oakland to Phoenix	148	88.5%	-1.1 min	0.0%
OAK–SLC	Oakland to Salt Lake City	148	87.2%	-0.2 min	0.0%
OAK–SEA	Oakland to Seattle	137	91.2%	-6.9 min	0.0%
OAK–LGB	Oakland to Long Beach	135	87.4%	-0.9 min	0.0%
OAK–ONT	Oakland to Ontario	115	88.7%	0.1 min	0.0%
OAK–DEN	Oakland to Denver	112	82.1%	8.9 min	0.0%
OAK–PDX	Oakland to Portland	97	92.8%	-5.0 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), February 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Feb 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	43.7%	38.2%	8,270
Late-arriving aircraft	40.6%	37.2%	7,682
National Aviation System	12.1%	18.5%	2,289
Extreme weather	3.0%	6.0%	573
Security	0.5%	0.2%	103

18,917 delay minutes on 382 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 February 2026?

80.0% of 2,356 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 83.4% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 78.1% and 78.3%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In February 2025, 83.6% of 2,671 departures left on time and 0.7% were cancelled, against 80.0% and 0.3% in February 2026.

Provenance

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for February 2026; 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.