Historical on-time performance
Portland to Honolulu
2,603 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PDX–HNL arrive on time 60% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate60%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.2%of scheduled flights
based on 906 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Alaska AirlinesbestOn-time65%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.6%Flights377
- Hawaiian AirlinesOn-time56%Median10 minp9050 minCancel0.9%Flights529
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline74%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)5%
- Late aircraft18%
- Security2%
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 11 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 PDX → HNL
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 53% to 73% on time.
- Evenings73% on time · p90 35 min · 487 flights
- Mornings72% on time · p90 35 min · 1,547 flights
- Middays53% on time · p90 45 min · 333 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 64% to 76% on time.
- Sundays76% on time · p90 30 min · 322 flights
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 40 min · 363 flights
- Wednesdays70% on time · p90 30 min · 322 flights
- Thursdays69% on time · p90 35 min · 365 flights
- Mondays67% on time · p90 35 min · 324 flights
- Fridays66% on time · p90 40 min · 364 flights
- Tuesdays64% on time · p90 45 min · 322 flights
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