Hawaiian Airlines: On-Time Performance & Delay Statistics
Data through May 2026
Hawaiian Airlines is one of the more punctual US carriers, landing 84% of its flights on time against a national average of 78%. That puts it near the top — #1 of 15 US reporting carriers. It flew 47,026 flights over the past year across 82 routes, cancelling 0.8%.
- On-time
- 84%
- arrived <15 min late
- Avg delay
- 10 min
- Cancelled
- 0.8%
- Diverted
- 0.1%
- Flights/12mo
- 47,026
- Routes
- 82
- Airports
- 23
Monthly on-time trend
Hawaiian Airlines’s most reliable routes
Best airports for Hawaiian Airlines
Worst airports for Hawaiian Airlines
Where Hawaiian Airlines flies most
| Route | Flights | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| OGG → HNL | 11,984 | 87% | 7 min |
| HNL → OGG | 11,984 | 88% | 6 min |
| LIH → HNL | 9,971 | 87% | 7 min |
| HNL → LIH | 9,968 | 89% | 6 min |
| KOA → HNL | 9,026 | 87% | 7 min |
| HNL → KOA | 9,026 | 89% | 6 min |
| HNL → ITO | 7,119 | 89% | 6 min |
| ITO → HNL | 7,117 | 87% | 7 min |
| LAX → HNL | 2,013 | 70% | 24 min |
| HNL → LAX | 2,008 | 69% | 19 min |
| LAS → HNL | 1,849 | 73% | 22 min |
| HNL → LAS | 1,842 | 77% | 14 min |
| OGG → KOA | 1,739 | 86% | 7 min |
| KOA → OGG | 1,737 | 92% | 4 min |
| OGG → LIH | 1,737 | 84% | 8 min |
| LIH → OGG | 1,736 | 88% | 6 min |
| HNL → SEA | 1,397 | 66% | 23 min |
| SEA → HNL | 1,394 | 59% | 34 min |
| SAN → HNL | 917 | 59% | 29 min |
| HNL → SAN | 914 | 69% | 20 min |
| HNL → PDX | 898 | 79% | 15 min |
| PDX → HNL | 894 | 65% | 28 min |
| SFO → HNL | 846 | 76% | 17 min |
| HNL → SFO | 846 | 64% | 20 min |
| JFK → HNL | 583 | 69% | 19 min |
| SEA → OGG | 582 | 79% | 17 min |
| LAX → OGG | 581 | 85% | 9 min |
| LAS → OGG | 580 | 79% | 17 min |
| SLC → HNL | 580 | 81% | 24 min |
| SMF → HNL | 579 | 77% | 21 min |
| HNL → SMF | 579 | 78% | 14 min |
| OGG → SEA | 579 | 65% | 18 min |
| OGG → LAS | 579 | 82% | 10 min |
| OGG → LAX | 579 | 69% | 20 min |
| PHX → HNL | 579 | 89% | 13 min |
| HNL → PHX | 579 | 72% | 14 min |
| OAK → HNL | 579 | 81% | 23 min |
| HNL → JFK | 579 | 69% | 16 min |
| SMF → OGG | 579 | 90% | 9 min |
| OGG → SMF | 579 | 78% | 15 min |
| LAX → LIH | 579 | 87% | 7 min |
| LIH → LAX | 579 | 68% | 14 min |
| LGB → HNL | 579 | 89% | 6 min |
| HNL → LGB | 579 | 83% | 7 min |
| LGB → OGG | 579 | 93% | 4 min |
| OGG → LGB | 579 | 90% | 5 min |
| HNL → SLC | 579 | 86% | 10 min |
| KOA → LIH | 579 | 95% | 3 min |
| LIH → KOA | 579 | 84% | 8 min |
| SJC → HNL | 577 | 88% | 9 min |
Frequently asked questions
- Is Hawaiian Airlines usually on time?
- Hawaiian Airlines arrived on time (within 15 minutes of schedule) on 84% of flights between 2024-06 and 2026-05, ranking 1 of 15 US airlines by on-time percentage. The national average over the same period was 78%.
- How often does Hawaiian Airlines cancel flights?
- 0.8% of Hawaiian Airlines flights were cancelled in this period, at or below the national rate of 1.6%.
- Which routes is Hawaiian Airlines most reliable on?
- Hawaiian Airlines’s best on-time record is on KOA–LIH, at 95% based on 579 flights in this period.
- Has Hawaiian Airlines been getting better or worse?
- Comparing the first and second half of this dataset, Hawaiian Airlines’s on-time percentage has declined by about 4 percentage points.
- Which airports does Hawaiian Airlines perform best and worst at?
- Hawaiian Airlines is most reliable out of San Jose (SJC) at 93% on-time, and weakest out of Anchorage (ANC) at 38%.
Airport hubs where this airline operates
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Based on 126,489 flights, 2024-06–2026-05. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Updated 2026-07-01.