Historical on-time performance
Honolulu to San Diego
2,614 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on HNL–SAN arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.4%of scheduled flights
based on 1,528 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesbestOn-time87%Medianon timep9015 minCancel0.0%Flights728
- Alaska AirlinesOn-time65%Medianon timep9055 minCancel1.6%Flights128
- Hawaiian AirlinesOn-time68%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.6%Flights672
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline67%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft19%
- Security1%
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 → SAN
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 1,093 flights
- Afternoons81% on time · p90 25 min · 774 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 30 min · 2,333 flights
- Overnights66% on time · p90 55 min · 534 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 82% on time.
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 667 flights
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 25 min · 671 flights
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 678 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 30 min · 676 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 25 min · 679 flights
- Sundays79% on time · p90 30 min · 682 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 30 min · 682 flights
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