Historical on-time performance
Honolulu to Chicago
4,243 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on HNL–ORD arrive on time 84% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate84%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.1%of scheduled flights
based on 460 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Not enough comparable data to name a most-on-time carrier — low-data carriers aren't ranked.
- United AirlinesOn-time89%Medianon timep9010 minCancel1.2%Flights337
- American AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.8%Flights123
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline40%
- Weather18%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Late aircraft24%
- Security0%
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 5 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 → ORD
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 83% to 92% on time.
- Thursdays92% on time · p90 5 min · 193 flights · limited
- Tuesdays91% on time · p90 10 min · 187 flights · limited
- Mondays90% on time · p90 10 min · 188 flights · limited
- Wednesdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 187 flights · limited
- Saturdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 198 flights · limited
- Sundays83% on time · p90 25 min · 193 flights · limited
- Fridays83% on time · p90 25 min · 193 flights · limited
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