Historical on-time performance
Los Angeles to Lihue
2,615 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LAX–LIH arrive on time 87% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate87%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay20 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.4%of scheduled flights
based on 1,140 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.
- Hawaiian AirlinesOn-time86%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.3%Flights337
- Delta Air LinesOn-time83%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.6%Flights337
- United AirlinesOn-time92%Medianon timep9010 minCancel0.0%Flights221
- American AirlinesOn-time89%Medianon timep9010 minCancel0.4%Flights245
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline57%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Late aircraft34%
- 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 LAX → LIH
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 79% to 88% on time.
- Evenings88% on time · p90 25 min · 58 flights · limited
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 2,711 flights
- Afternoons86% on time · p90 25 min · 1,213 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 35 min · 590 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 84% to 88% on time.
- Sundays88% on time · p90 15 min · 665 flights
- Fridays87% on time · p90 15 min · 651 flights
- Tuesdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 590 flights
- Thursdays86% on time · p90 25 min · 653 flights
- Mondays86% on time · p90 20 min · 643 flights
- Saturdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 733 flights
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 637 flights
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