Historical on-time performance
Denver to Honolulu
3,365 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DEN–HNL arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate74%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.8%of scheduled flights
based on 616 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.8%Flights616
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline36%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft46%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
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 (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 77% on time.
- Middays77% on time · p90 40 min · 1,096 flights
- Afternoons61% on time · p90 105 min · 621 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 67% to 74% on time.
- Wednesdays74% on time · p90 60 min · 231 flights
- Tuesdays73% on time · p90 45 min · 231 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 45 min · 237 flights
- Mondays72% on time · p90 70 min · 235 flights
- Saturdays70% on time · p90 80 min · 309 flights
- Fridays68% on time · p90 75 min · 237 flights
- Thursdays67% on time · p90 55 min · 237 flights
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