Historical on-time performance
Honolulu to Long Beach
2,569 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on HNL–LGB arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.3%of scheduled flights
based on 674 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesbestOn-time85%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.3%Flights337
- Alaska AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.0%Flights123
- Hawaiian AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.5%Flights214
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline54%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft30%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline100%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 2 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 → LGB
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 81% to 87% on time.
- Sundays87% on time · p90 15 min · 314 flights
- Mondays87% on time · p90 20 min · 312 flights
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 15 min · 312 flights
- Saturdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 314 flights
- Wednesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 312 flights
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 314 flights
- Fridays81% on time · p90 25 min · 314 flights
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