Direct flights from Oakland (OAK) to Santa Monica (SMO) run nonstop between the two airports. 52% of the last 23 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 12 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 23 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 534 km, an estimated 1 hour 11 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Oakland and Santa Monica. Updated 16 October 2026 at 17:03 UTC.
Today, OAK → SMO
Fri 16 Oct · local times
SchedFlightOAK departureSMO arrival
09:45XE1199JSX AirLeft 09:54 +9·
Checked OAK board 10:03
OAKOaklandsmooth · +3
SMOSanta Monicatracking
534 km · ~1h 11m est.
Runs rough · 0 airlines · nonstop
52% on time
of the last 23 operated OAK → SMO flights arrived within 15 minutes
How the Oakland to Santa Monica route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop OAK to SMO 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.
Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at OAK is the weaker end, route health score 92/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from OAK to SMO?
Great-circle distance is 534 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 68–76 min gate-to-gate on this route.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at OAK and arrival-side delay at SMO, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.