OnTimeStats

Historical on-time performance

Los Angeles to Honolulu

2,556 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS

Flights on LAX–HNL arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.

On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.5%of scheduled flights

based on 5,380 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).

By airline

How each carrier compares

Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.

  • United Airlines
    On-time85%
    Medianon time
    p9025 min
    Cancel0.4%
    Flights1,259
  • Southwest Airlines
    On-time84%
    Medianon time
    p9020 min
    Cancel0.2%
    Flights485
  • Delta Air Lines
    On-time80%
    Medianon time
    p9035 min
    Cancel0.4%
    Flights1,095
  • American Airlines
    On-time75%
    Medianon time
    p9045 min
    Cancel0.2%
    Flights1,179
  • Alaska Airlines
    On-time65%
    Medianon time
    p9055 min
    Cancel1.1%
    Flights626
  • Hawaiian Airlines
    On-time61%
    Median5 min
    p9070 min
    Cancel1.1%
    Flights736

Why flights run late

Delay causes

  • Airline56%
  • Weather0%
  • Air traffic (NAS)9%
  • Late aircraft35%
  • Security0%

Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.

When flights don't go

Why flights were cancelled

  • Airline78%
  • Weather19%
  • Air traffic (NAS)4%
  • Security0%

Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 27 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 LAX → HNL

All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).

Best time of day

Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 84% on time.

  • Mornings84% on time · p90 20 min · 6,641 flights
  • Afternoons78% on time · p90 35 min · 1,996 flights
  • Evenings77% on time · p90 45 min · 4,401 flights
  • Middays74% on time · p90 40 min · 3,087 flights
  • Overnights39% on time · p90 65 min · 246 flights

Best day of week

On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 80% on time.

  • Tuesdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 2,303 flights
  • Wednesdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 2,300 flights
  • Saturdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 2,376 flights
  • Sundays79% on time · p90 40 min · 2,362 flights
  • Mondays79% on time · p90 35 min · 2,336 flights
  • Thursdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 2,322 flights
  • Fridays77% on time · p90 35 min · 2,372 flights

Keep exploring

Related pages

Delay predictorfor this route→LAX airportLos Angeles→HNL airportHonolulu→United Airlinesairline profile→American Airlinesairline profile→Delta Air Linesairline profile→Seasonal delay patternsguide→

Methodology

A flight is on time when it arrives within 15 minutes of schedule — the US DOT / BTS standard. Median and p90(the “1-in-10 bad day”) are read from the full arrival-delay distribution, never averaged across periods.

Figures cover a carrier’s own BTS-coded flights. Cells below ~200 flights are flagged as limited data. All numbers are pre-computed from public BTS On-Time Performance data.