Flights Denver → Oakland
DEN → OAK
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Denver (DEN) → Oakland (OAK) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 358 flights monitored in recent months, 64% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 20 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.56%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 7.3/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Oakland the average ATFM delay is 1.4 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 5 min | 0.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about DEN-OAK
On the Denver (DEN) -> Oakland (OAK) route, on-time performance is 64% with an average delay of 20 minutes, based on 358 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Denver-Oakland is 0.56% across 358 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Southwest Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
