Historical on-time performance
San Francisco to Lihue
2,447 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SFO–LIH arrive on time 90% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate90%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay10 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 629 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesOn-time90%Medianon timep9010 minCancel0.0%Flights629
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline46%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft38%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline83%
- Weather17%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 12 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 SFO → LIH
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
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 · 1,269 flights
- Evenings87% on time · p90 15 min · 519 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 88% to 92% on time.
- Wednesdays92% on time · p90 5 min · 246 flights
- Mondays91% on time · p90 10 min · 278 flights
- Tuesdays91% on time · p90 10 min · 206 flights
- Saturdays90% on time · p90 10 min · 344 flights
- Sundays90% on time · p90 15 min · 259 flights
- Fridays89% on time · p90 15 min · 301 flights
- Thursdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 240 flights
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