Historical on-time performance
Honolulu to Lihue
102 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on HNL–LIH arrive on time 84% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate84%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay20 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.3%of scheduled flights
based on 7,804 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesbestOn-time92%Medianon timep9010 minCancel0.4%Flights1,768
- Hawaiian AirlinesOn-time87%Medianon timep9015 minCancel0.8%Flights3,588
- Alaska AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9030 minCancel2.7%Flights2,448
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline48%
- Weather8%
- Air traffic (NAS)5%
- Late aircraft38%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline64%
- Weather17%
- Air traffic (NAS)19%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 99 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 → LIH
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 · 7,617 flights
- Overnights88% on time · p90 15 min · 1,512 flights
- Evenings84% on time · p90 20 min · 5,024 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 20 min · 5,585 flights
- Afternoons81% on time · p90 25 min · 5,326 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 81% to 90% on time.
- Tuesdays90% on time · p90 10 min · 3,471 flights
- Wednesdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 3,440 flights
- Mondays87% on time · p90 15 min · 3,635 flights
- Sundays87% on time · p90 15 min · 3,513 flights
- Saturdays87% on time · p90 15 min · 3,553 flights
- Thursdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 3,644 flights
- Fridays81% on time · p90 25 min · 3,808 flights
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