Historical on-time performance
Honolulu to San Diego
2,614 miData through May 2026Source: 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)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 1,729 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesbestOn-time84%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.1%Flights729
- Alaska AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.1%Flights451
- Hawaiian AirlinesOn-time70%Medianon timep9060 minCancel0.7%Flights549
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline66%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Late aircraft18%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline90%
- Weather10%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 10 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 → SAN
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 69% to 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 1,325 flights
- Afternoons85% on time · p90 20 min · 534 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 30 min · 2,251 flights
- Overnights69% on time · p90 50 min · 773 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 83% on time.
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 684 flights
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 25 min · 688 flights
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 701 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 25 min · 694 flights
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 20 min · 705 flights
- Sundays79% on time · p90 30 min · 704 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 30 min · 708 flights
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