Historical on-time performance
Portland to Honolulu
2,603 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PDX–HNL arrive on time 64% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate64%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 775 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Alaska AirlinesbestOn-time80%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.0%Flights123
- Hawaiian AirlinesOn-time61%Median5 minp9045 minCancel0.8%Flights652
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline77%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)3%
- Late aircraft18%
- Security2%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
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 (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 49% to 75% on time.
- Evenings75% on time · p90 30 min · 448 flights
- Mornings73% on time · p90 35 min · 1,691 flights
- Middays49% on time · p90 45 min · 186 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 64% to 78% on time.
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 349 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 35 min · 324 flights
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 35 min · 349 flights
- Fridays71% on time · p90 35 min · 340 flights
- Wednesdays70% on time · p90 35 min · 323 flights
- Mondays69% on time · p90 30 min · 325 flights
- Tuesdays64% on time · p90 45 min · 334 flights
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