Historical on-time performance
Honolulu to Oakland
2,409 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on HNL–OAK arrive on time 82% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate82%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%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-time88%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.0%Flights337
- Hawaiian AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.0%Flights214
- Alaska AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.0%Flights123
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline64%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft18%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline98%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 42 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 → OAK
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 — 93% on time.
- Mornings93% on time · p90 5 min · 451 flights
- Afternoons87% on time · p90 15 min · 667 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 25 min · 1,728 flights
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 · 410 flights
- Saturdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 413 flights
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 398 flights
- Mondays84% on time · p90 20 min · 410 flights
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 15 min · 398 flights
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 20 min · 411 flights
- Fridays81% on time · p90 25 min · 411 flights
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