Flight Deck wait times
Flight Deck at Californias Great America averages 42 minutes. It is shortest at 5pm and worst at 11pm. It has run 97% of the park's opening hours recently.
Flight Deck queue times, day by day
Flight Deck over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Flight Deck has averaged about 42 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 71 minutes, with the longest queues near 11pm, and the shortest near 5pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Flight Deck queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Flight Deck peaks at 3pm with 90 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 2. Riding it at the right hour saves 88 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Flight Deck
Best time to ride
Flight Deck averages 2 minutes at 10am against 90 at the 3pm peak - 88 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 120 minutes.
Flight Deck by day of the week
Average wait by day
6 days with a recorded queue
- Mon40m
- Tue0m
- Sat38m
- Sun49m
Tuesday is the quietest day for Flight Deck, at 0 minutes against 49 on Sunday.
Does Flight Deck break down?
Uptime and closures
82% of opening hours · 6 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 82% of the minutes Californias Great America was open, across the last 6 recorded days.
Last 6 days uptime
- 98%
- 98%
- 0%
- 98%
- 91%
- 98%
Flight Deck ran 82% of Californias Great America's opening hours across 6 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 11 Sept.
Longest Flight Deck queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Sunday 6 Sept120m
- 2Monday 7 Sept80m
- 3Saturday 29 Aug65m
- 4Sunday 30 Aug45m
- 5Saturday 5 Sept30m
The worst queue recorded for Flight Deck was 120 minutes on Sunday 6 Sept.
Flight Deck through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Californias Great America publishes for this ride, recorded every few minutes through the park's own opening hours. The hourly pattern is this ride's own last 28 days; the day-by-day rail is its last 14 days. Uptime is the share of the park's operating minutes the ride was running.
About Flight Deck
Flight Deck is one of 12 rides tracked at Californias Great America, 5th longest of 12 by usual wait. It queues about 42 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 40-minute park average.
Flight Deck has averaged about 42 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 11pm and quietest around 5pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 97% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Saturdays and busiest on Sundays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Flight Deck?
The live wait time for Flight Deck at Californias Great America is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Flight Deck wait times.
Is Flight Deck open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Flight Deck is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Californias Great America's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Flight Deck has been open around 97% of Californias Great America's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Californias Great America.
What's the best time of day to ride Flight Deck?
Based on historical wait time data, Flight Deck is typically quietest around 5pm. For most rides the queue is shortest in the first hour after the park opens and the last hour before it closes, with midday through mid-afternoon the busiest window.
What is the best day to ride Flight Deck?
Flight Deck is usually quietest on Saturdays, and busiest on Sundays based on recent weeks - visit on a Saturday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Flight Deck usually?
Over recent weeks, Flight Deck has averaged about 42 minutes, with lines usually longest around 11pm. Wait times usually build through the morning, peak from midday to mid-afternoon, then ease off before close. Weekends and school holidays run noticeably longer than quiet weekdays. This page shows today's live wait time, the day's average, hourly breakdowns and the full history of peak lines for Flight Deck at Californias Great America.
Is Flight Deck often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Flight Deck has been running about 97% of the time. We track Flight Deck's uptime and downtime automatically - see the "Reliability" and "Downtime History" panels on this page for its full record over the last 30 days, including any current closures and how long they've lasted.
Where can I find Flight Deck at Californias Great America?
Flight Deck is at Californias Great America - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Californias Great America page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest lines right now.
Can I get wait time alerts for Flight Deck?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Flight Deck's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Flight Deck is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.