Route Reliability

Route reliability

Honolulu (HNL) to Kahului (OGG): which airline is most on time?

On-time arrivals, cancellations and long delays for every airline that reported nonstop flights from Honolulu, HI (HNL) to Kahului, HI (OGG), September 2025 to August 2026.

Historical performance Official DOT data through August 2026 · Not live flight status

Honolulu, HIKahului, HI

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Three-letter airport codes, nonstop U.S. domestic flights. One direction at a time.

Route at a glance · September 2025 to August 2026

HNL to OGG

Honolulu, HI to Kahului, HI

On time
83.2%vs 75.6% U.S. average Better than average
Cancelled
1.1%vs 1.9% U.S. average Better than average
60+ min late
2.5%vs 8.1% U.S. average Better than average
Scheduled flights
9,998in 12 months3 airlines
Most reliable airline
Southwest Airlines91.8% on time · 2,861 flights

On time more often than the U.S. average, with fewer cancellations.

Compared with all U.S. flights, September 2025 to August 2026. “About average” means within 1.5 points for on time, 0.3 for cancelled and 1 for 60+ minutes late.

Airlines on this route

Ranked by on-time arrival

Airlines from HNL to OGG, September 2025 to August 2026. Rates are shares of all scheduled flights.
Airline On time Cancelled 60+ min late Avg delay when late Diverted Flights
1. Southwest Airlines Most reliable 91.8% 0.6% 1.4% 45 min 0.0% 2,861
2. Hawaiian Airlines 85.2% 0.7% 1.9% 37 min 0.0% 2,487
3. Alaska Airlines 76.8% 1.7% 3.5% 39 min 0.1% 4,650

On time = arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Avg delay when late = average arrival delay of flights 15+ minutes late. "Most reliable" needs at least 300 flights in 12 months. Tap a heading to sort.

What this means

Southwest Airlines has the strongest record on this route.

  • Southwest Airlines had the best on-time record from Honolulu (HNL) to Kahului (OGG): 91.8% of its 2,861 scheduled flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, compared with 76.8% for Alaska Airlines.
  • 1.1% of flights on this route were cancelled (about 1 in 91), 0.8 points lower than the U.S. average of 1.9%.
  • 2.5% of flights, about 1 in 40, arrived an hour or more late. When a flight was late (15+ minutes), the average arrival delay was 40 min.
  • Overall, 83.2% of flights on this route arrived on time, 7.6 points higher than the U.S. average of 75.6%.
  • Over the last 3 years, September was the most reliable month on this route (94.0% on time) and January the least reliable (82.6%).
  • Cancellations peaked in March, when 2.0% of flights were cancelled.
  • Flights scheduled to depart before 6 am were the most punctual (94.2% on time); flights scheduled to depart 4 pm to 5 pm were the least (74.2%).
  • In the other direction, Kahului (OGG) to Honolulu (HNL), 83.0% of flights were on time and 1.2% were cancelled. Compare airlines OGG to HNL.

Best and worst months to fly HNL to OGG

Jan 82.6%
Feb 85.0%
Mar 84.0%
Apr 85.8%
May 87.1%
Jun 87.6%
Jul 85.4%
Aug 89.0%
Sep 94.0%
Oct 87.5%
Nov 90.4%
Dec 86.0%
Share of scheduled flights on time 12-month average 83.2%
All airlines combined, by calendar month, September 2023 to August 2026 (3 years pooled). Scale starts at zero.
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PeriodOn timeFlights
January 82.6% 2,876
February 85.0% 2,613
March 84.0% 2,799
April 85.8% 2,627
May 87.1% 2,693
June 87.6% 2,593
July 85.4% 2,708
August 89.0% 2,728
September 94.0% 2,833
October 87.5% 2,890
November 90.4% 2,760
December 86.0% 2,878
Best and worst calendar month by airline, September 2023 to August 2026.
AirlineBest monthWorst month
Southwest Airlines September (96.9%) January (89.8%)
Hawaiian Airlines September (92.6%) January (82.5%)
Alaska Airlines July (84.0%) March (71.2%)

Month by month, last 12 months

Sep 94.6%
Oct 89.8%
Nov 88.4%
Dec 78.9%
Jan 78.0%
Feb 78.2%
Mar 74.2%
Apr 78.6%
May 83.4%
Jun 85.5%
Jul 86.9%
Aug 81.4%
Share of scheduled flights on time U.S. average 75.6%
All airlines combined, September 2025 to August 2026. Scale starts at zero.
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PeriodOn timeFlights
Sep 2025 94.6% 853
Oct 2025 89.8% 880
Nov 2025 88.4% 839
Dec 2025 78.9% 870
Jan 2026 78.0% 897
Feb 2026 78.2% 799
Mar 2026 74.2% 840
Apr 2026 78.6% 813
May 2026 83.4% 818
Jun 2026 85.5% 759
Jul 2026 86.9% 803
Aug 2026 81.4% 827

Best and worst departure times

<6a 94.2%
6a 93.9%
7a 90.3%
8a 93.0%
9a 90.9%
10a 90.8%
11a 80.9%
12p 76.0%
1p 75.9%
2p 76.2%
3p 76.9%
4p 74.2%
5p 86.6%
6p 81.5%
7p 77.7%
8p 90.0%
9p 78.4%
Share of scheduled flights on time
By scheduled local departure hour at HNL, September 2025 to August 2026. Hours with no scheduled flights are omitted. Scale starts at zero.
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PeriodOn timeFlights
Departing before 6 am 94.2% 469
Departing 6 am to 7 am 93.9% 378
Departing 7 am to 8 am 90.3% 506
Departing 8 am to 9 am 93.0% 887
Departing 9 am to 10 am 90.9% 350
Departing 10 am to 11 am 90.8% 682
Departing 11 am to noon 80.9% 529
Departing noon to 1 pm 76.0% 895
Departing 1 pm to 2 pm 75.9% 729
Departing 2 pm to 3 pm 76.2% 656
Departing 3 pm to 4 pm 76.9% 966
Departing 4 pm to 5 pm 74.2% 728
Departing 5 pm to 6 pm 86.6% 724
Departing 6 pm to 7 pm 81.5% 405
Departing 7 pm to 8 pm 77.7% 373
Departing 8 pm to 9 pm 90.0% 360
Departing 9 pm to 10 pm 78.4% 361
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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
Nonstop scheduled flights from Honolulu, HI (HNL) to Kahului, HI (OGG), one direction. Airlines that report to the DOT only.
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.

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