Historical on-time performance
Lihue to Seattle
Flights on LIH–SEA arrive on time 82% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 1,066 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.
- Delta Air LinesOn-time84%Medianon timep9015 minCancel3.9%Flights337
- Alaska AirlinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.5%Flights729
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft54%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline75%
- Weather25%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 24 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 → SEA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Overnights are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 85% on time.
- Overnights85% on time · p90 20 min · 2,024 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 30 min · 933 flights
- Afternoons79% on time · p90 55 min · 163 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 81% to 87% on time.
- Wednesdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 433 flights
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 433 flights
- Thursdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 455 flights
- Fridays83% on time · p90 25 min · 457 flights
- Mondays82% on time · p90 25 min · 438 flights
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 471 flights
- Sundays81% on time · p90 35 min · 447 flights
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