SAN → OAKSan Diego to Oakland

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Direct flights from San Diego (SAN) to Oakland (OAK): 115 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 59% of the last 27 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 12 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 29 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 718 km, an estimated 1 hour 25 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at San Diego and Oakland. Updated 3 November 2026 at 18:24 UTC.

Today, SAN → OAK

Tue 3 Nov · local times
WN4608Southwest45 min late

The SAN board at 10:24 shows departure at 17:45 instead of 17:00, gate 108.

Later cancelled
0.4%of 16,027 past Southwest flights whose board showed 40 to 70 min late
Still to leave today
WN543 18:50Southwest · then AS3010 19:11, WN4507 20:00
Track WN4608 →
  1. 07:05 WN3194Southwest Left 07:03 Landed 08:25 −25
  2. 09:10 AS2281Alaska Est. 09:21Departure not confirmed by the board OAK est. 11:54 +62sched 10:52
  3. 09:25 WN2183Southwest Left 09:22 OAK est. 10:54In the air · sched 11:05
  4. 10:48 AS3162Alaska Airlines On scheduleGate 26 ·
  5. 12:14 AS3009Alaska Airlines On scheduleGate 22 ·
  6. 12:25 WN2988Southwest Est. 12:35 +10Gate 112 ·
  7. 13:40 WN1316Southwest On scheduleGate 101 ·
  8. 14:55 WN3205Southwest On scheduleGate 101 ·
  9. 16:45 AS2227Alaska Airlines On scheduleGate 26 ·
  10. 17:00 WN4608Southwest Est. 17:45 +45Gate 108 ·
  11. 18:50 WN543Southwest On scheduleGate 110 ·
  12. 19:11 AS3010Alaska Airlines On scheduleGate 42 ·
  13. 20:00 WN4507Southwest On scheduleGate 109 ·

Checked SAN board 10:24 · OAK board 10:03

SAN San Diego smooth · +0
OAK Oakland smooth · +0
718 km · ~1h 25m est.
dep bank 06:40–21:30115x weekly
Runs rough · 2 airlines · 115x weekly · nonstop
59% on time

of the last 27 tracked SAN → OAK flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +12 min. 0 of 29 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+12 minacross the last 27 arrivals
Flight time~1h 25mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures115x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 29

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Alaska AirlinesSouthwest 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
Alaska AirlinesAS71% on time

Flights AS2281 09:00 Mo Tu Su · AS2100 09:21 daily · AS3009 12:14 Mo Tu Su · AS3050 12:19 daily

Southwest AirlinesWN55% on time

Flights WN1186 06:40 Tu We · WN3194 07:05 Mo Tu Su · WN4866 varies daily · WN665 08:15 Tu We

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-03WN2183departed−3
11-03WN3194dep −2 → arr−25
11-02AS2227arrived+13
11-02AS2281departed+0
11-02AS3009dep +0 → arr−36
11-02AS3010dep +0 → arr−26
11-02WN2183dep −2 → arr−5
11-02WN2798arrived+21
11-02WN2988arrived+3
11-02WN3194dep −2 → arr−23
11-02WN3205arrived+24
11-02WN336arrived+12
11-02WN3717arrived+0
11-02WN4608arrived+12
11-02WN4842arrived+17
11-02WN543arrived+20
11-01AS2227arrived−4
11-01AS2281arrived+38
11-01AS3009dep +0 → arr−18
11-01AS3010arrived+32
11-01WN2183arrived−12
11-01WN2798arrived+36
11-01WN2988arrived+7
11-01WN3194arrived−32
11-01WN3205arrived+16
11-01WN3717arrived−20
11-01WN4608arrived+172
11-01WN4842arrived+26
11-01WN543arrived+33

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
SANSan Diego +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · N 3 kt Full SAN delay board →
OAKOakland +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · SE 9 kt Full OAK delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at SAN: a 55% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +18 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the San Diego to Oakland route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop SAN to OAK 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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SAN to OAK questions

Is SAN–OAK running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on SAN–OAK?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:40 and evening departures around 18:00 from SAN. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the OAK delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from SAN to OAK?

Great-circle distance is 718 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 81–92 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SAN–OAK fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 115 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.