Historical on-time performance
New York to Honolulu
Flights on JFK–HNL arrive on time 70% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 495 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Not enough comparable data to name a most-on-time carrier — low-data carriers aren't ranked.
- Delta Air LinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.0%Flights153
- Hawaiian AirlinesOn-time69%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.9%Flights216
- Alaska AirlinesOn-time57%Median5 minp9055 minCancel5.6%Flights126
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline56%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)7%
- Late aircraft30%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline89%
- Weather11%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 9 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 JFK → HNL
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 73% to 75% on time.
- Mornings75% on time · p90 40 min · 847 flights
- Middays73% on time · p90 40 min · 1,190 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 67% to 79% on time.
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 247 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 35 min · 306 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 316 flights
- Wednesdays73% on time · p90 40 min · 237 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 35 min · 308 flights
- Saturdays70% on time · p90 45 min · 315 flights
- Sundays67% on time · p90 45 min · 310 flights
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