The flight time from Houston to Oakland is 3 hours, 59 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves HOU Houston, TX 2 minutes late.
11 minutes taxiing out
3 hours, 41 minutes in the air
5 minutes taxiing in
Arrives OAK Oakland, CA 2 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Southwest
81%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Houston to Oakland is 3 hours, 59 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 41 minutes.

The flight distance from Houston to Oakland is 1642 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Oakland to Houston
3 hours, 34 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
3h 59m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h3h4h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

8

Distance

1642 Miles

Flights By Month ?

JFMAMJJASOND0204060

Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Southwest
8

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Houston from Oakland by plane?

The distance from Houston to Oakland by plane is 1642 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Houston to Oakland?

The flight time from Houston to Oakland is 3 hours, 59 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 41 minutes. These numbers are averages.

What airlines fly from Houston to Oakland?

Southwest is the only airline with direct flights from Houston to Oakland.

Does Southwest fly from Houston to Oakland?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Houston (HOU) to Oakland (OAK). On average, they have 8 flights per week on this route. This may vary seasonally, please check the chart above for more details.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves Houston 2 minutes late
Taxi Out Time 11 minutes
In the Air 221 minutes
Taxiing In 5 minutes
Arrives Oakland 2 minutes early

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from Houston to Oakland, Southwest is 81% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 81% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Southwest 81% 18% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Houston and Oakland, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
Southwest 11 221 5 239

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
8pm 0.21
9am 0.01
7am 0.01
5pm 0.11
4pm 0.02
11am 0.06
6am 0.14
5am 0.18
9pm 0.11
8am 0.15
7pm 0.14
1pm 0
6pm 0.12

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Houston to Oakland that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 32
February 31
March 31
April 30
May 31
June 33
July 36
August 35
September 34
October 55
November 58
December 61

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Houston to Oakland that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 1.23
Tuesday 1.21
Wednesday 1.23
Thursday 1.23
Friday 1.33
Saturday 1.4
Sunday 1.35

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
Southwest 0

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
8pm 11 217 5 235
9am 11 214 5 230
7am 11 215 7 227
5pm 11 220 5 235
4pm 11 223 6 241
11am 11 232 5 250
6am 10 219 6 235
5am 11 227 5 244
9pm 10 208 5 226
8am 13 228 5 248
7pm 12 223 5 241
1pm 10 226 5 241
6pm 10 217 6 235
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.