Historical on-time performance
Honolulu to Phoenix
2,918 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on HNL–PHX arrive on time 83% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate83%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay20 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.2%of scheduled flights
based on 1,261 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesbestOn-time91%Medianon timep905 minCancel2.1%Flights337
- American AirlinesOn-time84%Medianon timep9020 minCancel1.4%Flights587
- Alaska AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.0%Flights123
- Hawaiian AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.0%Flights214
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline55%
- Weather8%
- Air traffic (NAS)6%
- Late aircraft31%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline73%
- Weather27%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 15 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 → PHX
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 68% to 90% on time.
- Overnights90% on time · p90 10 min · 2,002 flights
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 761 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 35 min · 843 flights
- Afternoons68% on time · p90 50 min · 372 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 83% to 88% on time.
- Tuesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 564 flights
- Thursdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 574 flights
- Saturdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 571 flights
- Wednesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 562 flights
- Sundays85% on time · p90 20 min · 571 flights
- Mondays85% on time · p90 20 min · 564 flights
- Fridays83% on time · p90 20 min · 573 flights
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