OAK → LGBOakland to Long Beach

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Direct flights from Oakland (OAK) to Long Beach (LGB): 25 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 85% of the last 26 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 12 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 27 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 568 km, an estimated 1 hour 14 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Oakland and Long Beach. Updated 31 October 2026 at 22:48 UTC.

Today, OAK → LGB

Sat 31 Oct · local times
WN2981Southwest AirlinesIn the air, 18 min late

Left OAK at 06:35, 18 min after its 06:17 slot.

Track WN2981 →
  1. 06:17 WN2981Southwest Airlines Left 06:35 +18 ·
  2. 09:10 WN3643Southwest Left 09:19 +9 Landed 10:24 −11
  3. 11:35 WN928Southwest Left 12:52 +77 Landed 13:57 +57
  4. 14:15 WN3720Southwest Left 14:22 +7 Landed 15:35 −5

Checked OAK board 15:03 · LGB board 15:48

OAK Oakland smooth · +9
LGB Long Beach smooth · +0
568 km · ~1h 14m est.
dep bank 06:30–18:5525x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 25x weekly · nonstop
85% on time

of the last 26 tracked OAK → LGB flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −12 min. 0 of 27 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−12 minacross the last 26 arrivals
Flight time~1h 14mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures25x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 27

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Southwest 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
Southwest AirlinesWN85% on time

Flights WN3175 06:30 Mo Th Fr · WN581 07:00 Tu We · WN642 09:15 Su · WN2497 10:00 Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-31WN2981departed+18
10-31WN3643dep +9 → arr−11
10-31WN3720dep +7 → arr−5
10-31WN928dep +77 → arr+57
10-30WN1170dep +64 → arr+41
10-30WN2102dep +18 → arr−4
10-30WN3175dep +7 → arr−19
10-30WN853dep +50 → arr+21
10-29WN1170dep +7 → arr−16
10-29WN2102dep +11 → arr−13
10-29WN3175dep +20 → arr−6
10-29WN853dep +10 → arr−15
10-28WN1170dep +13 → arr−11
10-28WN2718dep +49 → arr+24
10-28WN3176dep +51 → arr−12
10-28WN581dep +5 → arr−21
10-27WN1170dep +23 → arr−19
10-27WN2718dep +5 → arr−25
10-27WN3176dep +19 → arr−21
10-27WN581dep +19 → arr−16
10-26WN1170dep +8 → arr−19
10-26WN2102dep +15 → arr−3
10-26WN3175dep +17 → arr−13
10-26WN853dep +8 → arr−23
10-25WN2497dep +3 → arr+0
10-25WN3176dep +23 → arr+6
10-25WN642dep +6 → arr−15

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
OAKOakland +9 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · WNW 8 kt Full OAK delay board →
LGBLong Beach +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · WSW 3 kt Full LGB delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at OAK and LGB: a 44% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +8 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Oakland to Long Beach route actually runs

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

Is OAK–LGB running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at OAK is the weaker end, route health score 93/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on OAK–LGB?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:30 and evening departures around 18:40 from OAK. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the LGB delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from OAK to LGB?

Great-circle distance is 568 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 70–79 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does OAK–LGB fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 25 flights a week (sun, mon, tue, wed, thu, fri). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.