Hawaiian Airlines: On-Time Performance & Delay Statistics
Data through July 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 33,121 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
- 33,121
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HNL → OGG | 11,351 | 88% | 6 min |
| OGG → HNL | 11,350 | 87% | 7 min |
| LIH → HNL | 9,435 | 87% | 7 min |
| HNL → LIH | 9,433 | 89% | 6 min |
| KOA → HNL | 8,545 | 88% | 7 min |
| HNL → KOA | 8,545 | 89% | 6 min |
| HNL → ITO | 6,747 | 89% | 6 min |
| ITO → HNL | 6,745 | 87% | 7 min |
| LAX → HNL | 1,892 | 70% | 25 min |
| HNL → LAX | 1,887 | 70% | 19 min |
| LAS → HNL | 1,759 | 73% | 22 min |
| HNL → LAS | 1,752 | 77% | 14 min |
| OGG → KOA | 1,649 | 86% | 7 min |
| KOA → OGG | 1,647 | 92% | 4 min |
| OGG → LIH | 1,647 | 85% | 8 min |
| LIH → OGG | 1,646 | 88% | 6 min |
| HNL → SEA | 1,367 | 67% | 23 min |
| SEA → HNL | 1,363 | 59% | 32 min |
| SAN → HNL | 887 | 59% | 29 min |
| HNL → SAN | 884 | 69% | 20 min |
| HNL → PDX | 868 | 79% | 16 min |
| PDX → HNL | 864 | 65% | 29 min |
| SFO → HNL | 816 | 76% | 16 min |
| HNL → SFO | 816 | 65% | 20 min |
| JFK → HNL | 553 | 69% | 19 min |
| SEA → OGG | 552 | 78% | 18 min |
| LAX → OGG | 551 | 84% | 9 min |
| LAS → OGG | 550 | 78% | 18 min |
| SLC → HNL | 550 | 80% | 25 min |
| SMF → HNL | 549 | 76% | 22 min |
| HNL → SMF | 549 | 78% | 14 min |
| OGG → SEA | 549 | 65% | 18 min |
| OGG → LAS | 549 | 82% | 9 min |
| OGG → LAX | 549 | 69% | 20 min |
| PHX → HNL | 549 | 89% | 14 min |
| HNL → PHX | 549 | 74% | 14 min |
| OAK → HNL | 549 | 80% | 24 min |
| HNL → JFK | 549 | 69% | 16 min |
| SMF → OGG | 549 | 89% | 9 min |
| OGG → SMF | 549 | 78% | 15 min |
| LAX → LIH | 549 | 87% | 7 min |
| LIH → LAX | 549 | 68% | 15 min |
| LGB → HNL | 549 | 89% | 6 min |
| HNL → LGB | 549 | 82% | 7 min |
| LGB → OGG | 549 | 93% | 5 min |
| OGG → LGB | 549 | 90% | 5 min |
| HNL → SLC | 549 | 86% | 11 min |
| KOA → LIH | 549 | 95% | 3 min |
| LIH → KOA | 549 | 83% | 8 min |
| SJC → HNL | 547 | 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 2024-07 and 2026-07, 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 549 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 Long Beach (LGB) at 93% on-time, and weakest out of Anchorage (ANC) at 38%.
Airport hubs where this airline operates
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Based on 119,892 flights, 2024-07–2026-07. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Updated 2026-09-28.