Historical on-time performance
Honolulu to Atlanta
4,502 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on HNL–ATL arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.1%of scheduled flights
based on 350 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9030 minCancel1.1%Flights350
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline21%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft65%
- 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 HNL → ATL
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Afternoons are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 81% on time.
- Afternoons81% on time · p90 30 min · 869 flights
- Evenings66% on time · p90 40 min · 240 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 82% on time.
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 158 flights · limited
- Mondays79% on time · p90 35 min · 159 flights · limited
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 45 min · 159 flights · limited
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 159 flights · limited
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 157 flights · limited
- Fridays77% on time · p90 30 min · 158 flights · limited
- Sundays74% on time · p90 45 min · 159 flights · limited
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