Historical on-time performance
San Francisco to Lihue
2,447 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SFO–LIH arrive on time 91% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate91%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay10 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.2%of scheduled flights
based on 581 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesOn-time91%Medianon timep9010 minCancel0.2%Flights581
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline46%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft38%
- Security0%
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 SFO → LIH
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 92% on time.
- Mornings92% on time · p90 5 min · 1,187 flights
- Evenings85% on time · p90 20 min · 537 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 88% to 92% on time.
- Mondays92% on time · p90 10 min · 251 flights
- Sundays90% on time · p90 10 min · 241 flights
- Tuesdays90% on time · p90 10 min · 210 flights
- Wednesdays90% on time · p90 5 min · 238 flights
- Saturdays90% on time · p90 10 min · 319 flights
- Fridays89% on time · p90 15 min · 270 flights
- Thursdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 229 flights
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