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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

Monthly on-time percentage for Hawaiian Airlines50%75%100%June 2024: 84% on-time (6,597 flights)84Jun 2024July 2024: 85% on-time (6,820 flights)85August 2024: 88% on-time (6,829 flights)88September 2024: 90% on-time (6,450 flights)90Sep 2024October 2024: 87% on-time (6,583 flights)87November 2024: 90% on-time (6,427 flights)90December 2024: 84% on-time (6,699 flights)84Dec 2024January 2025: 86% on-time (6,690 flights)86February 2025: 83% on-time (6,013 flights)83March 2025: 83% on-time (6,811 flights)83Mar 2025April 2025: 82% on-time (6,559 flights)82May 2025: 87% on-time (6,985 flights)87June 2025: 82% on-time (6,839 flights)82Jun 2025July 2025: 80% on-time (7,066 flights)80August 2025: 86% on-time (6,946 flights)86September 2025: 88% on-time (6,428 flights)88Sep 2025October 2025: 82% on-time (6,616 flights)82November 2025: 82% on-time (6,426 flights)82December 2025: 72% on-time (6,705 flights)72Dec 2025June 2024: 0.7% cancelledJuly 2024: 0.8% cancelledAugust 2024: 1.5% cancelledSeptember 2024: 0.5% cancelledOctober 2024: 1.1% cancelledNovember 2024: 0.5% cancelledDecember 2024: 0.5% cancelledJanuary 2025: 1.9% cancelledFebruary 2025: 0.3% cancelledMarch 2025: 1.7% cancelledApril 2025: 0.9% cancelledMay 2025: 0.3% cancelledJune 2025: 0.2% cancelledJuly 2025: 0.7% cancelledAugust 2025: 0.2% cancelledSeptember 2025: 0.2% cancelledOctober 2025: 0.7% cancelledNovember 2025: 1.9% cancelledDecember 2025: 0.7% cancelled— cancelled % (0-5% scale)

Hawaiian Airlines’s most reliable routes

  1. KOALIH95%
  2. OAKOGG94%
  3. LGBOGG93%
  4. ITOOGG93%
  5. SJCOGG93%
  6. KOAOGG92%

Its most delay-prone routes

  1. ANCSEA31%
  2. SEAANC55%
  3. SANHNL59%
  4. SEAHNL59%
  5. HNLSFO64%
  6. PDXHNL65%

Best airports for Hawaiian Airlines

  1. SJCSan Jose93%
  2. LGBLong Beach93%
  3. OAKOakland92%
  4. ONTOntario90%
  5. KOAKona90%
  6. PHXPhoenix89%

Worst airports for Hawaiian Airlines

  1. ANCAnchorage38%
  2. SEASeattle64%
  3. SANSan Diego73%
  4. JFKNew York74%
  5. LASLas Vegas76%
  6. AUSAustin76%

Where Hawaiian Airlines flies most

RouteFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
OGGHNL11,98487%7 min
HNLOGG11,98488%6 min
LIHHNL9,97187%7 min
HNLLIH9,96889%6 min
KOAHNL9,02687%7 min
HNLKOA9,02689%6 min
HNLITO7,11989%6 min
ITOHNL7,11787%7 min
LAXHNL2,01370%24 min
HNLLAX2,00869%19 min
LASHNL1,84973%22 min
HNLLAS1,84277%14 min
OGGKOA1,73986%7 min
KOAOGG1,73792%4 min
OGGLIH1,73784%8 min
LIHOGG1,73688%6 min
HNLSEA1,39766%23 min
SEAHNL1,39459%34 min
SANHNL91759%29 min
HNLSAN91469%20 min
HNLPDX89879%15 min
PDXHNL89465%28 min
SFOHNL84676%17 min
HNLSFO84664%20 min
JFKHNL58369%19 min
SEAOGG58279%17 min
LAXOGG58185%9 min
LASOGG58079%17 min
SLCHNL58081%24 min
SMFHNL57977%21 min
HNLSMF57978%14 min
OGGSEA57965%18 min
OGGLAS57982%10 min
OGGLAX57969%20 min
PHXHNL57989%13 min
HNLPHX57972%14 min
OAKHNL57981%23 min
HNLJFK57969%16 min
SMFOGG57990%9 min
OGGSMF57978%15 min
LAXLIH57987%7 min
LIHLAX57968%14 min
LGBHNL57989%6 min
HNLLGB57983%7 min
LGBOGG57993%4 min
OGGLGB57990%5 min
HNLSLC57986%10 min
KOALIH57995%3 min
LIHKOA57984%8 min
SJCHNL57788%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&rsquo;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&rsquo;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%.

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Based on 126,489 flights, 2024-062026-05. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Updated 2026-07-01.