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Route Reliability

Oakland → Salt Lake City

OAK–SLC · 588 miles · Oakland International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport

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Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
89%
Arrive within 15 minutes
3 min early
Average arrival delay
0.1%
Cancelled
1,696
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Delta Air Lines94%1,074 flights
  2. 2.Southwest Airlines81%622 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

OAK–SLC flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 98% of the time, versus 56% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Thursday is the weak spot.

OAK–SLC flights arrived on time 96% of the time on Saturdays. On Thursdays: 86%.

Delta Air Lines runs this route best.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 94% of the time on this route; Southwest Airlines managed 81%.

It basically never cancels.

Out of 1,696 scheduled flights, only 0.1% were cancelled.

Best historical flights

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

Top flights by on-time rate

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon88%(254 flights)
  • Tue93%(240 flights)
  • Wed92%(236 flights)
  • Thu86%(253 flights)
  • Fri87%(253 flights)
  • Sat96%(209 flights)
  • Sun86%(247 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM98%(242 flights)
  • 6–9 AM98%(282 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM84%(69 flights)
  • 12–3 PM92%(429 flights)
  • 3–6 PM92%(353 flights)
  • 6–9 PM73%(276 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM56%(41 flights)
On-time trend by month
82%
May

Jun 87% → May 82% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202587%147
July 202592%150
August 202592%150
September 202592%146
October 202595%150
November 202587%117
December 202586%121
January 202693%141
February 202688%147
March 202691%145
April 202686%137
May 202682%141

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 1,696 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.