Flights Phoenix → Oakland
PHX → OAK
Route overview
The flight route from Phoenix to Oakland operates with a mix of Airbus A319 and Boeing 737 aircraft models, including the 737-800 and 737-300 variants. With an on-time performance rate of 71%, the flights experience an average delay of 13.2 minutes, based on a total of 495 recorded flights. Oakland International Airport, which opened in 1927, serves as the destination and handles over eleven million passengers annually.
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 Phoenix (PHX) → Oakland (OAK) route is operated by American Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 663 flights monitored in recent months, 74% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.30%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.5/100 (medium), 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 Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Oakland: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Phoenix (PHX) to Oakland (OAK) heads north-west for about 1,039 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 43m.
Departures from Phoenix on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 39% of PHX-OAK flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Oakland it is 1.4 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 663 tracked PHX-OAK flights, 74% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 0.3% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about PHX-OAK
On the Phoenix (PHX) -> Oakland (OAK) route, on-time performance is 74% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 663 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Phoenix-Oakland is 0.30% across 663 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, 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.
