Historical on-time performance
Honolulu to Sacramento
2,462 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on HNL–SMF arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 674 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesbestOn-time85%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.0%Flights337
- Hawaiian AirlinesOn-time72%Median5 minp9045 minCancel0.0%Flights214
- Alaska AirlinesOn-time69%Medianon timep9055 minCancel0.0%Flights123
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline76%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)7%
- Late aircraft14%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline80%
- Weather20%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 5 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 → SMF
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Afternoons are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 84% on time.
- Afternoons84% on time · p90 20 min · 666 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 30 min · 1,528 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 83% on time.
- Sundays83% on time · p90 20 min · 315 flights
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 20 min · 312 flights
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 20 min · 312 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 30 min · 314 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 25 min · 312 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 25 min · 315 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 35 min · 314 flights
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