Historical on-time performance
Honolulu to Portland
2,603 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on HNL–PDX arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.8%of scheduled flights
based on 779 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Alaska AirlinesOn-time70%Medianon timep9045 minCancel1.6%Flights123
- Hawaiian AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.6%Flights656
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline80%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)2%
- Late aircraft15%
- 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 → PDX
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 58% to 80% on time.
- Mornings80% on time · p90 20 min · 143 flights · limited
- Middays77% on time · p90 30 min · 1,081 flights
- Overnights70% on time · p90 45 min · 294 flights
- Afternoons58% on time · p90 75 min · 821 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 66% to 74% on time.
- Sundays74% on time · p90 40 min · 353 flights
- Tuesdays72% on time · p90 40 min · 334 flights
- Wednesdays71% on time · p90 45 min · 326 flights
- Saturdays69% on time · p90 50 min · 322 flights
- Thursdays68% on time · p90 45 min · 349 flights
- Fridays67% on time · p90 50 min · 340 flights
- Mondays66% on time · p90 45 min · 324 flights
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