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OAK performance data

Oakland San Francisco Bay (OAK, Oakland CA) boarded 5292736 passengers in CY2024, down 4.1% vs 2023 — #45 nationally.

We hold 27 validated statistics for this airport, covering 1988 to 2024.

What this does not meanThis airport’s figures span 1 January 2018, when the DOT changed both which carriers must report (from 1% to half of one percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue) and how flights are attributed (from the operating carrier to the marketing carrier). Figures either side of that date describe different populations of flights, so they are listed by year below rather than drawn as one continuous trend.

Traffic and reliability

  • Oakland San Francisco Bay (OAK, Oakland CA) boarded 5292736 passengers in CY2024, down 4.1% vs 2023 — #45 nationally.

    2024complete FAA enplanement census

  • At OAK (Oakland, CA) in 2024, 0.69% of 41369 departures were cancelled and 16.9% left 15+ min late.

    2024n=41369 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At OAK (Oakland, CA) in 2023, 0.87% of 45955 departures were cancelled and 19.7% left 15+ min late.

    2023n=45955 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At OAK (Oakland, CA) in 2022, 2.02% of 47660 departures were cancelled and 20.4% left 15+ min late.

    2022n=47660 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At OAK (Oakland, CA) in 2021, 1.51% of 35256 departures were cancelled and 17.2% left 15+ min late.

    2021n=35256 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At OAK (Oakland, CA) in 2020, 8.04% of 31211 departures were cancelled and 6.0% left 15+ min late.

    2020n=31211 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At OAK (Oakland, CA) in 2019, 1.96% of 53069 departures were cancelled and 17.5% left 15+ min late.

    2019n=53069 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At OAK (Oakland, CA) in 2018, 1.15% of 52585 departures were cancelled and 17.8% left 15+ min late.

    2018n=52585 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At OAK (Oakland, CA) in 2017, 1.14% of 50451 departures were cancelled and 21.3% left 15+ min late.

    2017n=50451 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At OAK (Oakland, CA) in 2016, 1.15% of 48819 departures were cancelled and 19.8% left 15+ min late.

    2016n=48819 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At OAK (Oakland, CA) in 2015, 1.28% of 46332 departures were cancelled and 19.9% left 15+ min late.

    2015n=46332 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At OAK (Oakland, CA) in 2014, 1.35% of 43265 departures were cancelled and 23.7% left 15+ min late.

    2014n=43265 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At OAK (Oakland, CA) in 2013, 1.07% of 44276 departures were cancelled and 17.3% left 15+ min late.

    2013n=44276 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At OAK (Oakland, CA) in 2012, 0.99% of 45855 departures were cancelled and 15.2% left 15+ min late.

    2012n=45855 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At OAK (Oakland, CA) in 2011, 1.33% of 45335 departures were cancelled and 15.0% left 15+ min late.

    2011n=45335 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At OAK (Oakland, CA) in 2010, 1.11% of 47076 departures were cancelled and 16.0% left 15+ min late.

    2010n=47076 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At OAK (Oakland, CA) in 2009, 1.2% of 49856 departures were cancelled and 12.3% left 15+ min late.

    2009n=49856 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At OAK (Oakland, CA) in 2008, 1.54% of 62534 departures were cancelled and 15.4% left 15+ min late.

    2008n=62534 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At OAK (Oakland, CA) in 2007, 1.28% of 74938 departures were cancelled and 19.2% left 15+ min late.

    2007n=74938 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At OAK (Oakland, CA) in 2006, 1.23% of 74794 departures were cancelled and 18.7% left 15+ min late.

    2006n=74794 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At OAK (Oakland, CA) in 2005, 0.87% of 70381 departures were cancelled and 18.3% left 15+ min late.

    2005n=70381 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At OAK (Oakland, CA) in 2004, 0.97% of 70850 departures were cancelled and 16.5% left 15+ min late.

    2004n=70850 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At OAK (Oakland, CA) in 2003, 0.78% of 67279 departures were cancelled and 11.6% left 15+ min late.

    2003n=67279 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At OAK (Oakland, CA) in 2002, 0.84% of 52188 departures were cancelled and 18.6% left 15+ min late.

    2002n=52188 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At OAK (Oakland, CA) in 2000, 1.55% of 57103 departures were cancelled and 25.4% left 15+ min late.

    2000n=57103 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At OAK (Oakland, CA) in 1989, 0.87% of 28156 departures were cancelled and 16.3% left 15+ min late.

    1989n=28156 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

  • At OAK (Oakland, CA) in 1988, 0.67% of 28335 departures were cancelled and 13.3% left 15+ min late.

    1988n=28335 departures

    Reporting carriers only; weather mix varies by region.

What this page does not tell you

  • Cancellation and delay rates are not directly comparable between airports. Route networks differ and so does the weather they fly through, and the source data says so.
  • Nothing here tells you what you are owed. That depends on the rule that applies to your situation, which is on the passenger rights pages.
  • These are counts and rates, not explanations. We have not tested why any figure moved.

Sources and provenance

Written by Row30 Data Desk. Data reviewed by Row30 Data Desk on July 26, 2026.

Underlying federal data covers 1988 to 2024.

Every figure above traces to a row in our statistics database: traffic-OAK-2024. Each was validated against its source row before this page could publish.

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How this article was produced

Produced with AI assistance and reviewed by a named human before publishing. The pipeline that pulls the federal data and computes the statistics is conventional software, not a language model. Software is never credited as an author.

Before a page can publish, an automated check matches every number in the draft against the stored source row. If a digit does not reconcile, the article is blocked. The same check confirms the period is stated, the citation is carried verbatim, the licence permits the use, and no comparative claim outruns its stated uncertainty.

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Source: Federal Aviation Administration passenger boarding data; analysis by Row30.

Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics; analysis by Row30.