Oakland
OAK · KOAKOakland San Francisco Bay Airport
Passengers a year
8.6M
#49 busiest in the U.S.
42
nonstop destinations
36
airlines
108
departures a day
79.3%
arrivals on time
0.6%
flights cancelled
77.5%
load factor
Airlines
Southwest Airlines is the largest carrier at Oakland, with 77% of all passengers. 36 airlines fly from here.
Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport
Southwest Airlines holds 77% of the airport — the 4th most concentrated of 35 medium hubs. The nearest comparison is MDW at 91%.
| Airline | Share | Passengers | Seats YoY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WN Southwest79% full | 77.4% | 6.7M | 29 | 79% | -14.8% |
Y4 Volaris72% full | 7.9% | 683.7K | 6 | — | +28.6% |
AS | 5.8% | 500K | 6 | 76.2% | +40.3% |
HA Hawaiian85% full | 2.2% | 191.3K | 3 | 77.8% | -48.8% |
DL | 1.6% | 136.1K | 1 | — | -31.3% |
+Other airlines | 5.1% | 435.3K | — | — | — |
Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand. On-time covers the airline's own aircraft only — regional affiliates report to the government separately. Seats year on year compares the latest twelve months against the twelve before them.
Destinations
34 domestic and 8 international nonstop destinations from Oakland, across 3 countries.
90% domestic · 10% international · by departing passengers
Top domestic destinations
Southwest Airlines · Spirit Airlines
Southwest Airlines · Spirit Airlines · Alaska Airlines
Southwest Airlines · Alaska Airlines
Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines · Spirit Airlines
Southwest Airlines
205.1K205,052 departing · 62% full
Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines · Alaska Airlines
160.9K160,942 departing · 63% full
Southwest Airlines
Top international destinations
Guadalajara, Mexico (GDL)
180.6K180,605 departing · 367.1K367,113 both ways
Volaris · Viva
Mexico City, Mexico (MEX)
66.4K66,447 departing · 132.3K132,262 both ways
Volaris
Morelia, Mexico (MLM)
48K47,998 departing · 95.4K95,372 both ways
Volaris
Silao, Mexico (BJX)
44.8K44,842 departing · 88.8K88,762 both ways
Volaris
San Salvador, El Salvador (SAL)
31.7K31,661 departing · 64.5K64,535 both ways
Volaris El Salvador
San José del Cabo, Mexico (SJD)
20.4K20,447 departing · 44.3K44,336 both ways
Volaris · Southwest Airlines
Zacatecas, Mexico (ZCL)
9.3K9,269 departing · 18.9K18,883 both ways
Volaris
Monterrey, Mexico (MTY)
7.7K7,696 departing · 13.7K13,735 both ways
Viva
All nonstop destinations
42 nonstop · 11 airlines · 34 domestic / 8 intl
Operated by Horizon Air, SkyWest Airlines
Aircraft
By share of departures at Oakland.
Body class · share of departures
- Narrowbody
15,238 departures · 77% full
38.6%
- Narrowbody
9,136 departures · 81% full
23.2%
- Narrowbody
4,622 departures · 75% full
11.7%
- Regional
2,572 departures · 85% full
6.5%
Embraer ERJ-135
2,405 departures · 74% full
6.1%
- Narrowbody
2,151 departures · 71% full
5.5%
- Narrowbody
1,327 departures · 81% full
3.4%
- Narrowbody
731 departures · 65% full
1.8%
Dornier 328
363 departures · 53% full
0.9%
- Narrowbody
207 departures · 83% full
0.5%
When Oakland is busiest
Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Departures a month · peak June 2025
Annual passengers since 1990
Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.
Passengers a year
Every year
- 1990
- 5,508,643
- 1991
- 6,309,102
- 1992
- 6,460,131
- 1993
- 7,632,899
- 1994
- 8,687,757
- 1995
- 10,563,444
- 1996
- 10,372,767
- 1997
- 9,728,295
- 1998
- 9,794,188
- 1999
- 10,355,410
- 2000
- 11,050,161
- 2001
- 11,686,982
- 2002
- 12,610,577
- 2003
- 13,758,090
- 2004
- 14,320,347
- 2005
- 14,692,082
- 2006
- 14,660,275
- 2007
- 14,768,166
- 2008
- 11,584,107
- 2009
- 9,667,554
- 2010
- 9,774,282
- 2011
- 9,528,102
- 2012
- 10,242,361
- 2013
- 9,954,669
- 2014
- 10,529,160
- 2015
- 11,383,415
- 2016
- 12,196,006
- 2017
- 13,141,222
- 2018
- 13,632,724
- 2019
- 13,560,628
- 2020
- 4,750,357
- 2021
- 8,161,127
- 2022
- 11,292,269
- 2023
- 11,294,799
- 2024
- 10,709,299
- 2025
- 9,151,632
- 2026
- 3,184,138 so far
Arriving on time
Of every 100 flights landing at Oakland, 79 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 20 arrive late, and 1 is cancelled.
Every 100 arrivals
12 min
average delay
194
flights cancelled
31.5K
arrivals measured
What holds flights up
Share of delay minutes
Most reliable here
SkyWest Airlines 88.9%
Least reliable here
Alaska Airlines 76.2%
Among US airports
#49
On time, month by month
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Darker is better · 68.8%–87.5%
The weak spot is June 2026, when 68.8% of arrivals landed on time — 10.5 points below the year. The strongest was January 2026 at 87.5%.
Frequently asked
How busy is Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK)?
Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport handled about 8.6M passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #49 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 108 departures a day.
Which airline is the largest at Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK)?
Southwest Airlines is the largest carrier at Oakland (OAK), flying about 77% of its passengers. 36 airlines serve Oakland in total.
How many places can you fly nonstop from Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK)?
Oakland (OAK) has 42 nonstop destinations — 34 domestic and 8 international across 3 countries.
How often do flights arrive on time at Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK)?
About 79.3% of flights arriving at Oakland (OAK) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 0.6% are cancelled.
What aircraft flies most from Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK)?
The Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures from Oakland (OAK), about 39% of the total.
Trip reports on YouTube
Fliers post trip reports from flights through Oakland (OAK) to YouTube. These three were matched automatically from public YouTube listings — The Frequent Flier does not host, review, or endorse them.
QFS Aviation
Southwest Airlines - 737 700 - Oakland (OAK) to San Diego (SAN) | TRIP REPORT
12:45 · Oct 2020
Coke Cans And Winglets
TRIP REPORT | Salt Lake City (SLC) to Oakland (OAK) | Southwest Airlines | B737-7H4 | Economy
13:15 · Jul 2020
Jviation
[4K] Full Flight — Southwest Airlines — Boeing 737-7H4 — LGB-OAK
10:18 · Dec 2024
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Departing counts passengers leaving Oakland; international destinations also show both directions. Data: traffic June 2025 – May 2026, on-time July 2025 – June 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).