HOU → OAK Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines · Houston, TX to Oakland, CA · 375 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 25 flight numbers

This route runs much more reliably at some times of day than others — 92% on-time departing 6–9am vs. 47% departing 6–9pm.
On-time arrival
76%
Median delay
+1 min
90th percentile
+40 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How on-time is Southwest Airlines from HOU to OAK?

Across every Southwest Airlines flight number on HOU → OAK (375 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 76% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay +1 min; the worst 10% ran +40 min or later. 0% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time28376%
16-30 min4211%
31-60 min246%
61-120 min205%
2+ hrs51%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-073155%+24 min
2025-083155%+18 min
2025-093060%+23 min
2025-103580%+6 min
2025-113272%+6 min
2025-123382%+1 min
2026-013284%-3 min
2026-022893%-7 min
2026-033194%-6 min
2026-043083%+6 min
2026-053194%-8 min
2026-063057%+23 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon5271%
Tue5381%
Wed5273%
Thu5275%
Fri5186%
Sat5768%
Sun5775%

Based on US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading the full breakdown…