Historical on-time performance
Honolulu to Houston
3,904 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on HNL–IAH arrive on time 82% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate82%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.9%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
- United AirlinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.9%Flights350
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline51%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)26%
- Late aircraft23%
- 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 → IAH
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 86% to 88% on time.
- Overnights88% on time · p90 15 min · 495 flights
- Evenings86% on time · p90 15 min · 687 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 84% to 89% on time.
- Sundays89% on time · p90 10 min · 167 flights · limited
- Wednesdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 167 flights · limited
- Saturdays87% on time · p90 15 min · 182 flights · limited
- Thursdays87% on time · p90 15 min · 166 flights · limited
- Mondays86% on time · p90 15 min · 167 flights · limited
- Fridays85% on time · p90 20 min · 166 flights · limited
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 167 flights · limited
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