Historical on-time performance
Denver to Honolulu
3,365 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DEN–HNL arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.8%of scheduled flights
based on 639 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.8%Flights639
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline38%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft46%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline80%
- Weather20%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 5 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 DEN → HNL
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 78% on time.
- Middays78% on time · p90 35 min · 1,096 flights
- Afternoons64% on time · p90 90 min · 721 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 68% to 77% on time.
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 60 min · 243 flights
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 243 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 50 min · 253 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 70 min · 249 flights
- Saturdays72% on time · p90 70 min · 321 flights
- Thursdays68% on time · p90 55 min · 254 flights
- Fridays68% on time · p90 75 min · 254 flights
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