Historical on-time performance
Lihue to San Francisco
2,447 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LIH–SFO arrive on time 90% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate90%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay10 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 629 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesOn-time90%Medianon timep9010 minCancel0.6%Flights629
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline49%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)30%
- Late aircraft21%
- 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 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 → SFO
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 82% to 92% on time.
- Overnights92% on time · p90 on time · 554 flights
- Middays92% on time · p90 10 min · 720 flights
- Afternoons82% on time · p90 25 min · 599 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 85% to 93% on time.
- Tuesdays93% on time · p90 10 min · 206 flights
- Saturdays92% on time · p90 10 min · 345 flights
- Thursdays91% on time · p90 10 min · 239 flights
- Sundays90% on time · p90 10 min · 259 flights
- Fridays87% on time · p90 20 min · 301 flights
- Mondays86% on time · p90 20 min · 278 flights
- Wednesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 247 flights
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