The flight time from Los Angeles to Oakland is 1 hour, 12 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves LAX Los Angeles, CA 1 minute early.
12 minutes taxiing out
54 minutes in the air
5 minutes taxiing in
Arrives OAK Oakland, CA 6 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
92%
Southwest
84%
Spirit
76%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Los Angeles to Oakland is 1 hour, 12 minutes. The time spent in the air is 54 minutes.

The flight distance from Los Angeles to Oakland is 337 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Oakland to Los Angeles
1 hour, 16 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
1h 11m
Delta
1h 15m
Spirit
1h 16m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 15m 30m 45m1h1h 15m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

84

Distance

337 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0510

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Southwest
57
Delta
19
Spirit
6

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Los Angeles from Oakland by plane?

The distance from Los Angeles to Oakland by plane is 337 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Los Angeles to Oakland?

The flight time from Los Angeles to Oakland is 1 hour, 12 minutes. The time spent in the air is 54 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 1 hour, 11 minutes, and Spirit the slowest taking 1 hour, 16 minutes.

What airlines fly from Los Angeles to Oakland?

Delta, Spirit, and Southwest are the airlines with direct flights from Los Angeles to Oakland.

Does Southwest fly from Los Angeles to Oakland?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Los Angeles (LAX) to Oakland (OAK). On average, they have 57 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 Los Angeles 1 minute early
Taxi Out Time 12 minutes
In the Air 54 minutes
Taxiing In 5 minutes
Arrives Oakland 6 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 Los Angeles to Oakland, Southwest is 84% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 84% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 92% 8% 0%
Southwest 84% 15% 1%
Spirit 76% 23% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Los Angeles 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 53 5 71
Delta 14 56 4 75
Spirit 13 54 6 76

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
12pm 0.57
9am 0.91
3pm 0.48
8am 1.27
10pm 0.09
1pm 0.29
5pm 0.67
8pm 1.22
6pm 0.62
10am 0.44
9pm 0.52
7pm 0.96
4pm 0.9
6am 0.59
5am 0.3
11am 0.41
7am 0.56
2pm 1.13

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Los Angeles 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 350
February 319
March 368
April 367
May 395
June 384
July 378
August 394
September 366
October 372
November 340
December 349

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Los Angeles 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 13.29
Tuesday 12.58
Wednesday 12.6
Thursday 13.12
Friday 13.17
Saturday 8
Sunday 11.52

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 1
Delta 0
Spirit 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)
12pm 11 53 5 70
9am 13 56 4 74
3pm 11 54 5 70
8am 13 54 5 73
10pm 12 56 4 73
1pm 11 52 5 70
5pm 11 54 5 72
8pm 12 53 5 72
6pm 11 54 6 72
10am 11 53 5 70
9pm 11 55 5 72
7pm 12 54 6 74
4pm 12 54 5 72
6am 11 53 5 70
5am 17 54 5 78
11am 10 52 5 68
7am 11 54 5 73
2pm 11 55 5 72
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.