Historical on-time performance
Detroit to Honolulu
4,475 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DTW–HNL arrive on time 86% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate86%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay20 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 153 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time86%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.0%Flights153
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline85%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft0%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline75%
- Weather25%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 4 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 DTW → HNL
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 84% on time.
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 150 flights · limited
- Sundays84% on time · p90 45 min · 150 flights · limited
- Fridays80% on time · p90 35 min · 157 flights · limited
- Mondays78% on time · p90 25 min · 106 flights · limited
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 95 min · 138 flights · limited
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 55 min · 143 flights · limited
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