Historical on-time performance
Houston to Honolulu
3,904 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on IAH–HNL arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 350 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.6%Flights350
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline45%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)19%
- Late aircraft33%
- 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 IAH → HNL
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 72% on time.
- Middays72% on time · p90 40 min · 485 flights
- Mornings66% on time · p90 50 min · 697 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 64% to 73% on time.
- Saturdays73% on time · p90 30 min · 182 flights · limited
- Fridays69% on time · p90 45 min · 166 flights · limited
- Tuesdays68% on time · p90 45 min · 167 flights · limited
- Sundays68% on time · p90 60 min · 167 flights · limited
- Mondays67% on time · p90 50 min · 167 flights · limited
- Wednesdays67% on time · p90 50 min · 167 flights · limited
- Thursdays64% on time · p90 40 min · 166 flights · limited
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