OAK → SMOOakland to Santa Monica

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Direct flights from Oakland (OAK) to Santa Monica (SMO) run nonstop between the two airports. 50% of the last 22 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 23 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 22 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 534 km, an estimated 1 hour 11 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Oakland and Santa Monica. Updated 16 October 2026 at 05:03 UTC.

OAK Oakland busy · +18
SMO Santa Monica tracking
534 km · ~1h 11m est.
Runs rough · 0 airlines · nonstop
50% on time

of the last 22 operated OAK → SMO flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +23 min. 0 of 22 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+23 minacross the last 22 operated legs
Flight time~1h 11mestimated from route distance
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 22

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-15XE1193departed+33
10-15XE1195departed+40
10-15XE1199departed+38
10-14LXJ396departed+48
10-14XE1193departed+7
10-14XE1195departed+10
10-13FFL1480departed+0
10-13XE1193departed+10
10-13XE1195departed+3
10-12XE1193departed+7
10-12XE1195departed+7
10-12XE1199departed+12
10-11XE1193departed+154
10-11XE1195departed+3
10-11XE1199departed+23
10-10XE1192departed+11
10-10XE1193departed+55
10-10XE1199departed+36
10-09LXJ380departed+27
10-09XE1193departed+8
10-09XE1195departed+30
10-09XE1199departed+30

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 +18 min busy 🌤 clear · NNW 3 kt Full OAK delay board →
SMOSanta Monica tracking Full SMO delay board →

How the Oakland to Santa Monica route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop OAK to SMO 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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https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/OAK-SMO
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OAK to SMO questions

Is OAK–SMO running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at OAK is the weaker end, route health score 76/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from OAK to SMO?

Great-circle distance is 534 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 68–76 min gate-to-gate on this route.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at OAK and arrival-side delay at SMO, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.