Historical on-time performance
Lihue to San Diego
2,676 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LIH–SAN arrive on time 71% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate71%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.6%of scheduled flights
based on 153 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Alaska AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9050 minCancel2.6%Flights153
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline7%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft80%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
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 (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 67% to 71% on time.
- Middays71% on time · p90 40 min · 109 flights · limited
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 50 min · 306 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 61% to 78% on time.
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 86 flights · limited
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 87 flights · limited
- Saturdays73% on time · p90 40 min · 147 flights · limited
- Sundays66% on time · p90 55 min · 110 flights · limited
- Mondays65% on time · p90 70 min · 98 flights · limited
- Fridays63% on time · p90 35 min · 99 flights · limited
- Thursdays61% on time · p90 45 min · 95 flights · limited
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