Historical on-time performance
San Diego to Honolulu
2,614 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SAN–HNL arrive on time 69% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate69%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.1%of scheduled flights
based on 1,731 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesbestOn-time81%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.8%Flights728
- Alaska AirlinesOn-time67%Medianon timep9045 minCancel1.1%Flights452
- Hawaiian AirlinesOn-time57%Median5 minp9065 minCancel1.5%Flights551
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline61%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Late aircraft26%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline53%
- Weather37%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 19 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 SAN → HNL
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Afternoons are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 77% on time.
- Afternoons77% on time · p90 35 min · 644 flights
- Middays72% on time · p90 40 min · 991 flights
- Evenings70% on time · p90 45 min · 696 flights
- Mornings70% on time · p90 40 min · 2,553 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 67% to 75% on time.
- Tuesdays75% on time · p90 30 min · 683 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 40 min · 701 flights
- Wednesdays73% on time · p90 45 min · 685 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 45 min · 705 flights
- Mondays69% on time · p90 40 min · 699 flights
- Thursdays67% on time · p90 40 min · 704 flights
- Fridays67% on time · p90 50 min · 709 flights
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