Lihue (LIH) to Phoenix (PHX): On-Time Performance
Data through July 2026
When you fly LIH to PHX matters as much as anything else about the booking: the route swung from 100% on-time in March 2025 to just 69% in January 2025. Across the full period the route averages 93% on-time against a national 78%.
- On-time
- 93%
- arrived <15 min late
- Avg delay
- 19 min
- completed flights
- Cancelled
- 0.3%
- Flights/day
- 1.1
- last 12 months
- Duration
- 6h 2m
- scheduled
- Distance
- 2,979 mi
Monthly on-time trend
Best time to fly from LIH to PHX
By day of week
| Day | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|
| Mondaybest | 97% | 1 min |
| Tuesday | 94% | 12 min |
| Wednesday | 95% | 12 min |
| Thursday | 92% | 37 min |
| Friday | 89% | 30 min |
| Saturday | 90% | 15 min |
| Sunday | 92% | 27 min |
What causes delays on this route
Share of total delay minutes by cause, as reported by carriers to the US DOT.
- Late-arriving aircraft52%
- Airline operations38%
- National airspace system5%
- Weather6%
Frequently asked questions
- How often are flights from LIH to PHX delayed?
- 7% of LIH–PHX flights arrived 15 or more minutes late (the US DOT definition of a delay) between 2024-07 and 2026-07. The average arrival delay across completed flights was 19 minutes.
- How long is the flight from LIH to PHX?
- The scheduled LIH–PHX flight time averages 6h 2m over 2,979 miles. Actual arrival times vary — flights on this route land 15+ minutes late 7% of the time.
- How often are LIH to PHX flights cancelled?
- 0.3% of scheduled flights on this route were cancelled between 2024-07 and 2026-07, at or below the national rate of 1.6%.
- What is the worst month to fly from LIH to PHX?
- January 2025 was the roughest month in this dataset, with only 69% of arrivals on time. The best was March 2025 at 100%. If your dates are flexible, that 31-point gap is worth planning around.
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Based on 798 flights, 2024-07–2026-07. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Updated 2026-09-28.