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Route Reliability

Oakland → Seattle

OAKSEA · 672 miles · Oakland International Airport to Seattle–Tacoma International Airport

81
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
77%
Arrive within 15 minutes
6 min
Average arrival delay
1.0%
Cancelled
2,519
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.Alaska Airlines78%1,365 flights
  2. 2.Southwest Airlines77%1,154 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

OAK–SEA flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 100% of the time, versus 63% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

OAK–SEA flights arrived on time 87% of the time on Tuesdays and just 70% on Fridays. That gap is worth planning around.

Not much between Alaska Airlines and Southwest Airlines.

On this route they all land within 77% to 78% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

Slipping a little lately.

OAK–SEA flights arrived on time 81% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 86% in the three months before that.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon77%(373 flights)
  • Tue87%(350 flights)
  • Wed79%(353 flights)
  • Thu70%(375 flights)
  • Fri70%(363 flights)
  • Sat84%(307 flights)
  • Sun76%(373 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM100%(34 flights)
  • 6–9 AM93%(551 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM84%(630 flights)
  • 12–3 PM70%(466 flights)
  • 3–6 PM70%(195 flights)
  • 6–9 PM64%(478 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM63%(140 flights)
On-time trend by month
79%
May

Jun 66% → May 79% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202566%280
July 202572%290
August 202571%272
September 202575%256
October 202576%225
November 202587%188
December 202579%181
January 202686%165
February 202693%160
March 202683%150
April 202680%151
May 202679%176

Based on 2,519 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.