DAL to OAK flight delays
Dallas, TX (DAL) Oakland, CA (OAK) · 1,468 miles
444 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
62.19%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
1.13%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
56 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
22 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In September it ran 50 points more punctual than in June — a difference bigger than the one between the best and worst airlines on most routes. If the date is flexible, it is worth more than the carrier.
The two directions do not behave alike. OAK to DAL arrives on time 14.5 points more often than the outbound. Delay accumulates through the flying day, so whichever direction is scheduled later tends to carry the worse record — which is an argument for booking the morning departure if the choice exists.
This is a late route. Flights from Dallas to Oakland miss their scheduled arrival often enough that a tight connection at the far end is a connection at risk.
Only Southwest Airlines flies this route in the published record, so there is no choice to weigh — the route's figures and the airline's are the same figures.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, Southwest Airlines arrived on time most often on DAL to OAK. Flights ran closest to schedule in September and worst in June.
Every airline on DAL to OAK
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines | 444 | 62.19% | 1.13% | 56 min | F |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
OAK to DAL Oakland back to Dallas 76.66% on time COther routes from Dallas
Common questions
Are flights from Dallas to Oakland usually delayed?
62.19% of flights on the DAL to OAK route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 4 in every ten arrived late. That is worse than the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from Dallas to Oakland?
Only Southwest Airlines appears in the published record on this route, with 444 flights and 62.19% arriving on time.
How often are DAL to OAK flights cancelled?
1.13% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 11 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Dallas to Oakland?
September, when 82.4% of flights arrived on time. The worst was June at 32.4%.
When DAL to OAK flights are late, how late are they?
About 56 minutes on average across the flights that arrived more than 15 minutes behind schedule.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on DAL to OAK during January 2025 – August 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →