Historical on-time performance
Honolulu to Chicago
4,243 miData through Dec 2025Source: 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)
Cancelled1.0%of scheduled flights
based on 481 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesbestOn-time87%Medianon timep9015 minCancel1.0%Flights420
- American AirlinesOn-time59%Median5 minp9035 minCancel1.6%Flights61
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline30%
- Weather25%
- Air traffic (NAS)24%
- Late aircraft21%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
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 (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Evenings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 89% on time.
- Evenings89% on time · p90 10 min · 1,163 flights
- Overnights74% on time · p90 25 min · 68 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 84% to 92% on time.
- Thursdays92% on time · p90 5 min · 176 flights · limited
- Tuesdays92% on time · p90 5 min · 173 flights · limited
- Mondays90% on time · p90 10 min · 174 flights · limited
- Wednesdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 173 flights · limited
- Saturdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 181 flights · limited
- Fridays85% on time · p90 25 min · 176 flights · limited
- Sundays84% on time · p90 25 min · 178 flights · limited
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