Airline reliability
Hawaiian Airlines on-time performance
Reliability of Hawaiian Airlines flights across 21 airports and 68 routes, September 2025 to August 2026.
21 airports68 routes
- On time
- 80.0% Rank 1 of 14 airlines
- Cancelled
- 0.9% All airlines 1.9%
- 60+ minutes late
- 4.1% All airlines 8.1%
- Scheduled flights
- 26,175 12 months
What this means
Hawaiian Airlines ranked 1 of 14 on on-time arrival.
- Hawaiian Airlines reported 26,175 scheduled flights over the 12 months to August 2026. 80.0% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, 4.4 points higher than the average for all reporting airlines (75.6%).
- 0.9% of its flights were cancelled (all-airline average 1.9%) and 4.1% arrived an hour or more late.
- Its most punctual busy route was Kona (KOA) to Kahului (OGG) (91.0% on time); its least punctual was Honolulu (HNL) to Los Angeles (LAX) (62.8%).
- Over the last 3 years, September was the most reliable month for Hawaiian Airlines (88.8% on time) and January the least reliable (78.3%).
- Flights scheduled to depart 6 am to 7 am were the most punctual (92.9% on time); flights scheduled to depart 10 pm to 11 pm were the least (62.6%).
Month by month, last 12 months
Share of scheduled flights on time All airlines 75.6%
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| Period | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 88.2% | 6,428 |
| Oct 2025 | 81.0% | 6,616 |
| Nov 2025 | 79.9% | 6,426 |
| Dec 2025 | 71.4% | 6,705 |
| Jan 2026 | Insufficient sample | 0 |
| Feb 2026 | Insufficient sample | 0 |
| Mar 2026 | Insufficient sample | 0 |
| Apr 2026 | Insufficient sample | 0 |
| May 2026 | Insufficient sample | 0 |
| Jun 2026 | Insufficient sample | 0 |
| Jul 2026 | Insufficient sample | 0 |
| Aug 2026 | Insufficient sample | 0 |
Best and worst months for Hawaiian Airlines
Share of scheduled flights on time 12-month average 80.0%
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| Period | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| January | 78.3% | 13,266 |
| February | 81.1% | 12,080 |
| March | 84.2% | 13,266 |
| April | 82.7% | 12,934 |
| May | 82.1% | 13,637 |
| June | 82.7% | 13,436 |
| July | 81.5% | 13,886 |
| August | 86.1% | 13,775 |
| September | 88.8% | 19,596 |
| October | 81.0% | 20,114 |
| November | 84.4% | 19,474 |
| December | 79.5% | 20,106 |
On-time rate by departure hour
Share of scheduled flights on time
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| Period | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| Departing before 6 am | 86.0% | 371 |
| Departing 6 am to 7 am | 92.9% | 1,137 |
| Departing 7 am to 8 am | 83.7% | 2,627 |
| Departing 8 am to 9 am | 81.5% | 2,232 |
| Departing 9 am to 10 am | 85.5% | 1,770 |
| Departing 10 am to 11 am | 80.2% | 1,947 |
| Departing 11 am to noon | 81.4% | 1,652 |
| Departing noon to 1 pm | 76.4% | 2,139 |
| Departing 1 pm to 2 pm | 77.6% | 1,984 |
| Departing 2 pm to 3 pm | 74.7% | 1,556 |
| Departing 3 pm to 4 pm | 76.1% | 1,544 |
| Departing 4 pm to 5 pm | 77.2% | 1,534 |
| Departing 5 pm to 6 pm | 78.1% | 1,435 |
| Departing 6 pm to 7 pm | 80.9% | 1,058 |
| Departing 7 pm to 8 pm | 80.4% | 1,165 |
| Departing 8 pm to 9 pm | 77.6% | 401 |
| Departing 9 pm to 10 pm | 78.7% | 1,084 |
| Departing 10 pm to 11 pm | 62.6% | 147 |
| Departing 11 pm to midnight | 68.9% | 392 |
Most punctual Hawaiian Airlines routes
| Route | On time | Cancelled | 60+ min late | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kona (KOA) to Kahului (OGG) | 91.0% | 0.5% | 1.9% | 366 |
| Lihue (LIH) to Kahului (OGG) | 85.8% | 0.5% | 1.6% | 366 |
| Honolulu (HNL) to Kona (KOA) | 85.6% | 1.1% | 2.2% | 1,760 |
| Honolulu (HNL) to Hilo (ITO) | 85.4% | 0.3% | 1.4% | 1,456 |
| Honolulu (HNL) to Kahului (OGG) | 85.2% | 0.7% | 1.9% | 2,487 |
| Honolulu (HNL) to Lihue (LIH) | 85.2% | 1.0% | 2.2% | 1,977 |
| Kona (KOA) to Honolulu (HNL) | 84.4% | 1.0% | 2.8% | 1,760 |
| Lihue (LIH) to Honolulu (HNL) | 83.4% | 1.0% | 2.7% | 1,977 |
| Kahului (OGG) to Honolulu (HNL) | 83.3% | 0.9% | 2.1% | 2,487 |
| Hilo (ITO) to Honolulu (HNL) | 83.0% | 0.3% | 2.1% | 1,455 |
Least punctual Hawaiian Airlines routes
| Route | On time | Cancelled | 60+ min late | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honolulu (HNL) to Los Angeles (LAX) | 62.8% | 2.0% | 12.2% | 400 |
| Honolulu (HNL) to San Diego (SAN) | 63.4% | 1.3% | 12.6% | 317 |
| Seattle (SEA) to Honolulu (HNL) | 63.7% | 1.9% | 11.1% | 479 |
| San Diego (SAN) to Honolulu (HNL) | 63.8% | 2.2% | 11.0% | 318 |
| Honolulu (HNL) to Seattle (SEA) | 64.5% | 0.6% | 11.1% | 479 |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Honolulu (HNL) | 65.4% | 1.8% | 14.0% | 399 |
| Las Vegas (LAS) to Honolulu (HNL) | 68.9% | 0.0% | 9.5% | 472 |
| Honolulu (HNL) to Las Vegas (LAS) | 69.9% | 0.2% | 9.4% | 468 |
| Kahului (OGG) to Lihue (LIH) | 77.6% | 0.0% | 2.7% | 366 |
| Kahului (OGG) to Kona (KOA) | 81.4% | 0.3% | 3.0% | 366 |
Routes with the most Hawaiian Airlines cancellations
| Route | On time | Cancelled | 60+ min late | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego (SAN) to Honolulu (HNL) | 63.8% | 2.2% | 11.0% | 318 |
| Honolulu (HNL) to Los Angeles (LAX) | 62.8% | 2.0% | 12.2% | 400 |
| Seattle (SEA) to Honolulu (HNL) | 63.7% | 1.9% | 11.1% | 479 |
| Los Angeles (LAX) to Honolulu (HNL) | 65.4% | 1.8% | 14.0% | 399 |
| Honolulu (HNL) to San Diego (SAN) | 63.4% | 1.3% | 12.6% | 317 |
| Honolulu (HNL) to Kona (KOA) | 85.6% | 1.1% | 2.2% | 1,760 |
| Honolulu (HNL) to Lihue (LIH) | 85.2% | 1.0% | 2.2% | 1,977 |
| Lihue (LIH) to Honolulu (HNL) | 83.4% | 1.0% | 2.7% | 1,977 |
| Kona (KOA) to Honolulu (HNL) | 84.4% | 1.0% | 2.8% | 1,760 |
| Kahului (OGG) to Honolulu (HNL) | 83.3% | 0.9% | 2.1% | 2,487 |
Busiest Hawaiian Airlines routes
| Route | On time | Cancelled | 60+ min late | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honolulu (HNL) to Kahului (OGG) | 85.2% | 0.7% | 1.9% | 2,487 |
| Kahului (OGG) to Honolulu (HNL) | 83.3% | 0.9% | 2.1% | 2,487 |
| Honolulu (HNL) to Lihue (LIH) | 85.2% | 1.0% | 2.2% | 1,977 |
| Lihue (LIH) to Honolulu (HNL) | 83.4% | 1.0% | 2.7% | 1,977 |
| Honolulu (HNL) to Kona (KOA) | 85.6% | 1.1% | 2.2% | 1,760 |
| Kona (KOA) to Honolulu (HNL) | 84.4% | 1.0% | 2.8% | 1,760 |
| Honolulu (HNL) to Hilo (ITO) | 85.4% | 0.3% | 1.4% | 1,456 |
| Hilo (ITO) to Honolulu (HNL) | 83.0% | 0.3% | 2.1% | 1,455 |
| Honolulu (HNL) to Seattle (SEA) | 64.5% | 0.6% | 11.1% | 479 |
| Seattle (SEA) to Honolulu (HNL) | 63.7% | 1.9% | 11.1% | 479 |
Sources & data dates
- Source
- U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (1987-present)
- Period
- September 2025 to August 2026 (12 months); month-of-year patterns September 2023 to August 2026
- Data through
- August 2026
- Processed
- 2026-11-03
- Scope
- Scheduled nonstop domestic flights operated by Hawaiian Airlines (HA).
- Method
- Rates use all scheduled flights as the denominator; cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time. Figures based on fewer than 50 scheduled flights are suppressed. Full methodology.