Los Angeles (LAX) to Oakland (OAK)
Flight time
≈ 1h 28m
Bearing
322° NW
Los Angeles (LAX) to Oakland (OAK) is 337 miles (543 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies LAX–OAK
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop LAX–OAK; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 53% of departures; flights ran 63% full.
Departures
336
April 2026
Seats
52,036
both directions
Passengers
32,621
both directions
Load factor
62.7%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies LAX–OAK?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop LAX–OAK in April 2026 (336 departures).
- WN
Southwest Airlines
336 departures · 52,036 seats
Share of departures100.0%62.7%
Load
What plane flies LAX–OAK?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 53% of LAX–OAK departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-700
178 departures · 65.1% load
53.0% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
90 departures · 61.2% load
26.8% - Boeing 737-800
68 departures · 59.8% load
20.2%
How has LAX–OAK traffic changed?
Nonstop LAX–OAK departures fell from 403 in May 2025 to 336 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop LAX–OAK traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
403 departures · 39,739 passengers
64.6%
Load
June 2025
371 departures · 33,894 passengers
58.8%
Load
July 2025
355 departures · 32,215 passengers
57.8%
Load
August 2025
367 departures · 36,188 passengers
62.0%
Load
September 2025
367 departures · 36,586 passengers
61.9%
Load
October 2025
396 departures · 40,885 passengers
64.9%
Load
November 2025
375 departures · 36,671 passengers
63.6%
Load
December 2025
363 departures · 37,363 passengers
67.1%
Load
January 2026
318 departures · 28,817 passengers
57.4%
Load
February 2026
311 departures · 31,152 passengers
64.9%
Load
March 2026
338 departures · 34,404 passengers
67.0%
Load
April 2026
336 departures · 32,621 passengers
62.7%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
LAX → OAK
62.2% full
169 departures · 16,283 passengers
OAK → LAX
63.2% full
167 departures · 16,338 passengers
Nonstop LAX–OAK traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
The airports
Oakland
US
San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport
Coordinates
37.72°N, 122.22°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Los Angeles (LAX) from Oakland (OAK)?
LAX to OAK is 337 miles (543 km / 293 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from LAX to OAK?
A nonstop covers the 337-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 28m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies LAX–OAK?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (53.0%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (26.8%).
What mileage do I earn flying LAX–OAK?
Distance-based programs credit off the 337-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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