OAK San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport
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OaklandSan Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport17:10·21°C·#142/327
OPSWATCH WEATHERVFR
+6 min

Oakland (OAK) airport average departure delay right now

Measured operations: departures +6 min, arrivals on schedule. This airport's board does not publish cancellations.

Hour by hour
17:00today +6 min on time

Drag. Solid bars are observed. Hatched bars are expected.

Oakland (OAK) delays today: 72% of the 145 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running +6 min and arrivals on schedule, across 173 flights tracked so far today. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 25 October 2026 at 22:03 UTC.

Departures69 timed
On time62%43
Delayed38%26
typical now +6 min
Arrivals76 timed
On time78%59
Delayed22%17
typical now on schedule
On the boardDeparturesfull board ↗
17:02DL 3903SLC on time
17:05AS 2101SAN on time
17:05WN 2374LAS on time
17:15WN 1649SAN on time
17:15WN 3209SNA on time
17:20F9 3838LAS on time
17:20WN 3239ONT on time
17:25WN 3163DEN on time

When this board posts +15, the median flight leaves +38. Posted vs. actual across every hub: the slippage study →

Arrivalsfull board ↗
15:39 18:14XE 180BUR +155 min
16:25 17:56WN 3436PHX +91 min
16:45 17:34WN 2260LAS +49 min
17:05 17:07WN 123ONT +2 min
17:26 18:09VJA 508PWK +43 min
17:35 17:37WN 464SBA +2 min
Running late right now7 of 28 still on the board · 25%
+155
XE 180 from BUR · arr 18:14
Across our network, flights this late still cancel only 3.0% of the time.
+91
WN 3436 from PHX · arr 17:56
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~25 min.
+49
WN 2260 from LAS · arr 17:34
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~25 min.
+43
VJA 508 from PWK · arr 18:09
Across our tracked network, delayed flights claw back ~27 min on average.
In the air to OAKlive positions · 3-min feed
6aircraft inbound · next to land WN 2260 from LAS, lands ~17:24
WN 2260LAS
lands ~17:24
WN 464SBA
lands ~17:26
WN 3436PHX
lands ~17:54
Y4 1770GDL
lands ~18:26

Positions as of 17:03 local · updates every 3 min. Tap any flight to watch it on its own page.

Airlines by median delay todaymedian · min 3 legs
1INetJets Aviation+21m
XEJSX Air+19m
Why9 kt W winds, Broken at 30,000 ft at OAK right now (METAR).
Weather window Forecast (TAF) 🌥 00–03 Worse conditions hold through the TAF window. Made up in the air Network figure ~27 min Network-wide median for delayed flights in our tracked sample.
Last 30 days

Today is the 22nd worst day of the last 30. Median day: +13 min departures.

Typical week here
+19
MON
+10
TUE
+14
WED
+18
THU
+20
FRI
+10
SAT
+17
SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Tuesday (+10 min), heaviest on Friday (+20 min).

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Sample · what you getOAK went yellow · departures now +34 min and building · 19:40 local. Weather clears after 03:00. → proflightsearch.com/airport-delays/oakland-OAK

Oakland airport delays today

Weather watch at OAK: measured operations remain calm. A typical departure is currently +6 min. Arrivals are on schedule. Weather worsens around 00:00 local per the TAF. The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 18:00 (on time expected). The terminal forecast includes Winds W-270 at 5kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Broken layer at 1000ft.

Other San Francisco Bay Area airports: SFO SJC · Nearby gateways: SFO SJC SMF RNO BUR LAX · Global delay board · Nonstop routes from Oakland

Is Oakland (OAK) delayed right now?

Weather watch at OAK: measured operations remain calm. Forecast models indicate a ceiling near 1500 ft. Measured operations: departures +6 min, arrivals on schedule. This airport's board does not publish cancellations. 72% of the 145 flights we timed here today operated within 15 minutes of schedule.

What is the current weather at Oakland (OAK)?

Winds W-270 at 9kt, Vis 10sm, Temp 21°C, Dew 12°C, Alt 30.04 inHg, Few clouds at 1500ft, Scattered clouds at 13000ft, Broken layer at 30000ft. 21°C. wind 9 kt. visibility >10 km. flight rules VFR.

What is the best day to fly from Oakland (OAK)?

Over the last 90 days, Tuesday averaged the lightest departure delays (+10 min). Friday ran heaviest (+20 min).

How often are flights delayed at OAK today?

We tracked 173 flights today: departures +6 min, arrivals on schedule.

What is the TAF forecast for OAK?

The next TAF period (VFR) forecasts: Winds W-280 at 10kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Broken layer at 25000ft.

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How we measure this →
Technical · METAR, flight rules & indexes
VFRRight now visual (VFR), but the forecast (TAF) below dips to marginal visual ahead: small spacing adjustments are possible.
Wind270° 9 kt
Visibility>10 km
Ceiling30,000 ft
Temp / dew21 / 12 °C
Pressure1017 hPa
KOAK 252353Z 27009KT 10SM FEW015 SCT130 BKN300 21/12 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP173 T02060122 10222 20167 56005
17:00 to 00:00VFRWinds W-280 at 10kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Broken layer at 25000ft
00:00 to 12:00MVFRWinds W-270 at 5kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Broken layer at 1000ft
12:00 to 20:00VFRWinds W-270 at 15kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Few clouds at 3500ft
20:00 to 23:00VFRWinds W-280 at 8kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Few clouds at 1500ft
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METAR 16:53 local · 17m ago · delay window 15:03 local · How these are computed → methodology