OAK → HOUOakland to Houston

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Direct flights from Oakland (OAK) to Houston (HOU): 9 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 50% of the last 10 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 22 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 10 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,638 km, an estimated 3 hours 53 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Oakland and Houston. Updated 1 November 2026 at 00:54 UTC.

Today, OAK → HOU

Sat 31 Oct · local times
  1. 09:55 WN2804Southwest Left 10:01 +6 Landed 15:21 −14

Checked OAK board 15:03 · HOU board 19:54

OAK Oakland smooth · +9
HOU Houston smooth · +3
2,638 km · ~3h 53m est.
dep bank 00:45–11:509x weekly
Runs rough · 1 airline · 9x weekly · nonstop
50% on time

of the last 10 tracked OAK → HOU flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +22 min. 0 of 10 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+22 minacross the last 10 arrivals
Flight time~3h 53mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures9x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 10

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Southwest Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Southwest AirlinesWN50% on time

Flights WN4947 00:45 Mo Th Fr · WN2031 07:50 Mo Th Fr · WN3271 08:15 Su · WN1871 11:50 Tu We

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-31WN2804dep +6 → arr−14
10-30WN2031dep +15 → arr+8
10-30WN4947arrived+105
10-29WN2031dep +31 → arr+29
10-29WN4947arrived+41
10-28WN1871dep +57 → arr+45
10-27WN1871dep +17 → arr+1
10-26WN2031dep +13 → arr+1
10-26WN4947arrived+22
10-25WN3271dep +10 → arr+2

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
OAKOakland +9 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · WNW 9 kt Full OAK delay board →
HOUHouston +3 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · ESE 6 kt Full HOU delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at OAK and HOU: a 44% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +8 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Oakland to Houston route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop OAK to HOU flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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Pro Flight Search: Oakland (OAK) to Houston (HOU) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.

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OAK to HOU questions

Is OAK–HOU running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at OAK is the weaker end, route health score 89/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on OAK–HOU?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:50 from OAK. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the HOU delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from OAK to HOU?

Great-circle distance is 2,638 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 216–256 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does OAK–HOU fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 9 flights a week (sun, mon, tue, wed, thu, fri). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.