The flight time from Oakland to Bellingham is 1 hour, 58 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves OAK Oakland, CA on time.
12 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 42 minutes in the air
4 minutes taxiing in
Arrives BLI Bellingham, WA 4 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Allegiant
88%
Southwest
83%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Oakland to Bellingham is 1 hour, 58 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 42 minutes.

The flight distance from Oakland to Bellingham is 764 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Bellingham to Oakland
2 hours, 2 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
1h 58m
Allegiant
1h 59m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m2h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

14

Distance

764 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0123

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Southwest
12
Allegiant
2

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Oakland from Bellingham by plane?

The distance from Oakland to Bellingham by plane is 764 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Oakland to Bellingham?

The flight time from Oakland to Bellingham is 1 hour, 58 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 42 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 1 hour, 58 minutes, and Allegiant the slowest taking 1 hour, 59 minutes.

What airlines fly from Oakland to Bellingham?

Allegiant and Southwest are the airlines with direct flights from Oakland to Bellingham.

Does Southwest fly from Oakland to Bellingham?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Oakland (OAK) to Bellingham (BLI). On average, they have 12 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 Oakland on time
Taxi Out Time 12 minutes
In the Air 102 minutes
Taxiing In 4 minutes
Arrives Bellingham 4 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 Oakland to Bellingham, Southwest is 83% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 83% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Allegiant 88% 12% 0%
Southwest 83% 17% 0%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Oakland and Bellingham, 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 11 102 3 118
Allegiant 13 100 5 119

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
8am 0.05
2pm 0
8pm 0.38
6pm 0.06
7pm 0.44
9am 0.1
10am 0.35
11am 0.48
9pm 0.18
1pm 0.02
4pm 0.01
3pm 0.01
5pm 0.02
12pm 0

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Oakland to Bellingham 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 60
February 56
March 67
April 63
May 67
June 67
July 69
August 68
September 61
October 61
November 63
December 66

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Oakland to Bellingham 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 2.81
Tuesday 2.04
Wednesday 2.17
Thursday 1.98
Friday 2.85
Saturday 1.6
Sunday 1.33

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
Allegiant 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)
8am 11 102 3 115
2pm 13 115 4 132
8pm 12 101 4 119
6pm 12 99 4 116
7pm 12 101 3 117
9am 13 99 3 116
10am 10 103 3 118
11am 12 103 4 119
9pm 13 103 4 120
1pm 13 97 4 116
4pm 21 101 4 126
3pm 12 99 6 117
5pm 11 95 5 112
12pm 11 98 4 113
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.