Historical on-time performance
Minneapolis to Honolulu
3,972 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MSP–HNL arrive on time 82% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate82%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.5%of scheduled flights
based on 337 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.5%Flights337
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline78%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft4%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline40%
- Weather60%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. 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 MSP → HNL
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 79% to 84% on time.
- Mondays84% on time · p90 25 min · 154 flights · limited
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 157 flights · limited
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 35 min · 156 flights · limited
- Sundays82% on time · p90 30 min · 157 flights · limited
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 157 flights · limited
- Fridays80% on time · p90 40 min · 157 flights · limited
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 30 min · 156 flights · limited
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