OnTimeStats

Historical on-time performance

Los Angeles to Lihue

2,615 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS

Flights on LAX–LIH arrive on time 83% of the time over the last 12 months.

On-time rate83%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.4%of scheduled flights

based on 1,224 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).

By airline

How each carrier compares

  • United Airlinesbest
    On-time93%
    Medianon time
    p905 min
    Cancel0.0%
    Flights284
  • Hawaiian Airlines
    On-time83%
    Medianon time
    p9020 min
    Cancel0.0%
    Flights214
  • Delta Air Lines
    On-time81%
    Medianon time
    p9045 min
    Cancel1.2%
    Flights337
  • American Airlines
    On-time80%
    Medianon time
    p9030 min
    Cancel0.0%
    Flights256
  • Alaska Airlines
    On-time75%
    Medianon time
    p9025 min
    Cancel0.8%
    Flights133

Why flights run late

Delay causes

  • Airline53%
  • Weather0%
  • Air traffic (NAS)14%
  • Late aircraft33%
  • Security0%

Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.

When flights don't go

Why flights were cancelled

  • Airline100%
  • Weather0%
  • 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 LAX → LIH

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 — 88% on time.

  • Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 2,577 flights
  • Afternoons85% on time · p90 30 min · 1,300 flights
  • Middays77% on time · p90 35 min · 529 flights

Best day of week

On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 85% to 86% on time.

  • Tuesdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 577 flights
  • Fridays86% on time · p90 20 min · 638 flights
  • Sundays86% on time · p90 20 min · 653 flights
  • Wednesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 613 flights
  • Mondays85% on time · p90 25 min · 621 flights
  • Thursdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 640 flights
  • Saturdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 747 flights

Keep exploring

Related pages

Delay predictorfor this route→LAX airportLos Angeles→LIH airportLihue→Delta Air Linesairline profile→United Airlinesairline profile→American Airlinesairline 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.