Historical on-time performance
San Jose to Honolulu
2,416 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SJC–HNL arrive on time 88% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate88%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay15 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.3%of scheduled flights
based on 778 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Alaska AirlinesOn-time90%Medianon timep90on timeCancel3.2%Flights31
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time89%Medianon timep9015 minCancel0.2%Flights441
- Hawaiian AirlinesOn-time87%Medianon timep9015 minCancel0.0%Flights306
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline68%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)4%
- Late aircraft26%
- Security1%
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 SJC → 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 74% to 89% on time.
- Evenings89% on time · p90 10 min · 72 flights · limited
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 2,477 flights
- Afternoons84% on time · p90 25 min · 417 flights
- Middays74% on time · p90 40 min · 750 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 80% to 87% on time.
- Fridays87% on time · p90 15 min · 530 flights
- Saturdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 549 flights
- Mondays86% on time · p90 20 min · 513 flights
- Sundays85% on time · p90 15 min · 547 flights
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 525 flights
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 539 flights
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 513 flights
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