Historical on-time performance
Honolulu to Denver
3,365 miData through May 2026Source: 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 639 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%Flights639
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline59%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Late aircraft31%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline60%
- Weather40%
- 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 HNL → DEN
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
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 · 391 flights
- Overnights82% on time · p90 25 min · 1,426 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 81% to 84% on time.
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 243 flights
- Sundays84% on time · p90 20 min · 253 flights
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 20 min · 254 flights
- Fridays83% on time · p90 30 min · 254 flights
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 321 flights
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 20 min · 243 flights
- Mondays81% on time · p90 20 min · 249 flights
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