Flights Oakland → Los Angeles
OAK → LAX
Route overview
This flight route operates between Oakland and Los Angeles, utilizing a mix of aircraft including the Canadair Regional Jet 700, Boeing 737-800, and Boeing 737-300. With 492 total flights recorded, the route has a punctuality rate of 74%, with an average delay time of 12.5 minutes.
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 Oakland (OAK) → Los Angeles (LAX) route is operated by Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines. Across 811 flights monitored in recent months, 77% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.74%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.7/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Los Angeles the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Oakland the average ATFM delay is 1.4 minutes.
Heading to Los Angeles: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Oakland (OAK) to Los Angeles (LAX) heads south-east for about 543 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 6m.
Departures from Oakland on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 45% of OAK-LAX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Oakland the average ATFM delay is 1.4 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Los Angeles it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 811 tracked OAK-LAX flights, 77% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 0.7% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about OAK-LAX
On the Oakland (OAK) -> Los Angeles (LAX) route, on-time performance is 77% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 811 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Oakland-Los Angeles is 0.74% across 811 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Delta Air Lines, 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.
