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Flights Oakland → Seattle

OAK → SEA

8.5
Average risk (Low)
82%
On-time
9 min
Average delay
1.3%
Cancellations
3
Airlines

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) → Seattle (SEA) route is operated by American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 467 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.28%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 8.5/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Seattle the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Oakland the average ATFM delay is 1.4 minutes.

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Airline punctuality on this route

Airline On-time Average delay Cancellations
Alaska Airlines (AS) 83% 1 min 1.1%
American Airlines (AA) 76% 9 min 2.4%
Southwest Airlines (WN) 73% 5 min 0.9%

Frequently asked questions about OAK-SEA

On the Oakland (OAK) -> Seattle (SEA) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 467 tracked flights.

The cancellation rate on Oakland-Seattle is 1.28% across 467 monitored flights.

The route is operated by 3 airlines: American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Southwest Airlines.

Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Seattle, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.

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.