Historical on-time performance
Honolulu to Denver
3,365 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on HNL–DEN arrive on time 85% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate85%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay20 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-time85%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.8%Flights616
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline44%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Late aircraft36%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly HNL → DEN
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Evenings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 87% on time.
- Evenings87% on time · p90 20 min · 387 flights
- Overnights82% on time · p90 25 min · 1,330 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 80% to 85% on time.
- Fridays85% on time · p90 25 min · 237 flights
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 231 flights
- Sundays84% on time · p90 25 min · 237 flights
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 309 flights
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 20 min · 231 flights
- Mondays81% on time · p90 20 min · 235 flights
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 25 min · 237 flights
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