Historical on-time performance
Atlanta to Honolulu
4,502 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ATL–HNL arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 355 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.6%Flights355
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline69%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)25%
- Late aircraft4%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline50%
- Weather50%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 2 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly ATL → HNL
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 79% to 82% on time.
- Mornings82% on time · p90 25 min · 613 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 30 min · 501 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 86% on time.
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 15 min · 158 flights · limited
- Wednesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 158 flights · limited
- Mondays83% on time · p90 25 min · 159 flights · limited
- Sundays81% on time · p90 25 min · 160 flights · limited
- Fridays79% on time · p90 35 min · 160 flights · limited
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 35 min · 159 flights · limited
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 30 min · 160 flights · limited
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