Historical on-time performance
Honolulu to Hilo
216 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on HNL–ITO 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)
Cancelled1.0%of scheduled flights
based on 6,340 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesbestOn-time89%Medianon timep9015 minCancel0.7%Flights1,857
- Hawaiian AirlinesOn-time87%Medianon timep9015 minCancel0.4%Flights2,587
- Alaska AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9025 minCancel2.0%Flights1,896
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline52%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)4%
- Late aircraft42%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline46%
- Weather43%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 61 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 → ITO
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 94% on time.
- Mornings94% on time · p90 5 min · 5,858 flights
- Middays87% on time · p90 15 min · 4,861 flights
- Overnights86% on time · p90 15 min · 787 flights
- Evenings84% on time · p90 20 min · 4,600 flights
- Afternoons77% on time · p90 25 min · 3,298 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 82% to 89% on time.
- Wednesdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 2,674 flights
- Saturdays89% on time · p90 10 min · 2,772 flights
- Tuesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 2,654 flights
- Sundays88% on time · p90 15 min · 2,737 flights
- Mondays86% on time · p90 15 min · 2,848 flights
- Thursdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 2,847 flights
- Fridays82% on time · p90 20 min · 2,872 flights
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