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Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

The nonstop is quickest: Southwest OAK → DAL (3h 25m), on time 77% of the time. Southwest via Phoenix (5h 30m) is more reliable, 91%, but takes 2h 05m longer.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)

Nonstop details →
Southwest OAK DAL 3h 25m 78% 1.0% 417 Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Dallas on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Dallas is 2 h ahead of Oakland). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.
SouthwestDetails → OAK 05:10 → PHX 07:05WN 3066 1h 10m Phoenix PHX 08:15 → DAL 12:40WN 875 5h 30m 98% 91%
SouthwestDetails → OAK 07:35 → LAS 09:05WN 4348 1h 33m Las Vegas LAS 10:38 → DAL 15:25WN 2218 5h 51m 99% 81%
SouthwestDetails → OAK 09:15 → BUR 10:25WN 3036 1h 20m Burbank BUR 11:45 → DAL 16:50WN 2921 5h 35m 100% 81%
SouthwestDetails → OAK 23:55 → MDW 06:00WN 3059 4h 00m Chicago MDW 10:00 → DAL 12:15 +1WN 1487 10h 20m 100% 73%
SouthwestDetails → OAK 12:15 → LAS 13:50WN 2205 3h 30m Las Vegas LAS 17:20 → DAL 22:10WN 2220 7h 55m 100% 71%
SouthwestDetails → OAK 05:10 → MDW 11:15WN 2744 1h 05m Chicago MDW 12:20 → DAL 14:35WN 2757 7h 25m 96% 66%
SouthwestDetails → OAK 10:15 → PHX 12:10WN 4766 1h 15m Phoenix PHX 13:25 → DAL 17:50WN 3256 5h 35m 98% 65%
SouthwestDetails → OAK 05:30 → AUS 10:55WN 3034 1h 15m Austin AUS 12:10 → DAL 13:15WN 910 5h 45m 91% 65%
Tight connection: often missed
SouthwestDetails → OAK 13:25 → DEN 16:50WN 3043 1h 00m Denver DEN 17:50 → DAL 21:00WN 1521 5h 35m 39% 15%
SouthwestDetails → OAK 13:55 → HOU 19:40WN 4244 50m Houston HOU 20:30 → DAL 21:40WN 54 5h 45m 19% 14%
SouthwestDetails → OAK 15:45 → SAN 17:20WN 1926 50m San Diego SAN 18:10 → DAL 23:15WN 3492 5h 25m 19% 7%

Same layover, different day-part

How often the first flight arrives too late to connect (45 min minimum), for one-ticket layovers of 45–80 minutes.

Morning
BUR · 1h 20m · leaves 09:15 0%
PHX · 1h 10m · leaves 05:10 2%
LAS · 1h 20m · leaves 05:00 3%
Afternoon and evening
DEN · 1h 00m · leaves 13:25 61%

Delays build through the day, so an afternoon first leg eats the layover. A short connection is fine early in the morning and a gamble later on.

Mixing airlines

One ticketMiss it and the airline rebooks you; bags go through. 45 min is enough.
Separate ticketsMiss it and you buy a new ticket. Re-check bags, clear security again: we require 90 min.

The table above includes two-ticket connections (marked “two tickets”), held to the 90-minute minimum. One ticket only →

Regional partners count as the airline that sells them: SkyWest flying Delta Connection is one Delta ticket.

How these are worked out. Makes the connection: share of the last year’s flights where the first flight arrived with at least 45 minutes to spare (90 on separate tickets). Arrives on time: first flight not cancelled × connection made × second flight not cancelled and arriving within 15 minutes. Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.

About this data: US DOT on-time records, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, all US airlines; regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Schedules (which flights and connections exist, and their times) are as of Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026; seasonal flights outside that window aren’t ranked. Rebuilt monthly. JSON