Historical on-time performance
Lihue to San Diego
2,676 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LIH–SAN arrive on time 70% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate70%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.9%of scheduled flights
based on 215 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Alaska AirlinesOn-time70%Medianon timep9050 minCancel1.9%Flights215
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline24%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft60%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline50%
- Weather50%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 4 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 LIH → SAN
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 67% to 79% on time.
- Middays79% on time · p90 30 min · 191 flights · limited
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 50 min · 270 flights
- Overnights67% on time · p90 50 min · 307 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 66% to 78% on time.
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 105 flights · limited
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 40 min · 157 flights · limited
- Sundays68% on time · p90 55 min · 110 flights · limited
- Thursdays67% on time · p90 45 min · 105 flights · limited
- Fridays66% on time · p90 35 min · 100 flights · limited
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