Historical on-time performance
Honolulu to Detroit
4,475 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on HNL–DTW arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay20 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%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-time80%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.7%Flights153
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline60%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)26%
- Late aircraft14%
- 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 → DTW
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 76% to 79% on time.
- Evenings79% on time · p90 125 min · 126 flights · limited
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 50 min · 809 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 82% on time.
- Fridays82% on time · p90 30 min · 149 flights · limited
- Sundays78% on time · p90 30 min · 144 flights · limited
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 65 min · 97 flights · limited
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 65 min · 141 flights · limited
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 40 min · 156 flights · limited
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 55 min · 139 flights · limited
- Mondays72% on time · p90 60 min · 109 flights · limited
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