Route Reliability

Route reliability

Lihue (LIH) to Honolulu (HNL): which airline is most on time?

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

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

Lihue, HIHonolulu, 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

LIH to HNL

Lihue, HI to Honolulu, HI

On time
82.6%vs 75.6% U.S. average Better than average
Cancelled
1.7%vs 1.9% U.S. average About average
60+ min late
3.3%vs 8.1% U.S. average Better than average
Scheduled flights
7,701in 12 months3 airlines
Most reliable airline
Southwest Airlines94.7% on time · 1,770 flights

On time more often than the U.S. average, with a typical cancellation rate.

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 LIH to HNL, 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 94.7% 0.6% 1.5% 58 min 0.0% 1,770
2. Hawaiian Airlines 83.4% 1.0% 2.7% 41 min 0.0% 1,977
3. Alaska Airlines 76.9% 2.5% 4.4% 46 min 0.1% 3,954

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 Lihue (LIH) to Honolulu (HNL): 94.7% of its 1,770 scheduled flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, compared with 76.9% for Alaska Airlines.
  • 1.7% of flights on this route were cancelled (about 1 in 59), about the same as the U.S. average of 1.9%.
  • 3.3% of flights, about 1 in 30, arrived an hour or more late. When a flight was late (15+ minutes), the average arrival delay was 46 min.
  • Overall, 82.6% of flights on this route arrived on time, 7.0 points higher than the U.S. average of 75.6%.
  • Over the last 3 years, September was the most reliable month on this route (91.3% on time) and January the least reliable (78.4%).
  • Cancellations peaked in May, when 2.6% of flights were cancelled.
  • Flights scheduled to depart 6 am to 7 am were the most punctual (94.6% on time); flights scheduled to depart 2 pm to 3 pm were the least (67.0%).
  • In the other direction, Honolulu (HNL) to Lihue (LIH), 82.4% of flights were on time and 1.5% were cancelled. Compare airlines HNL to LIH.

Best and worst months to fly LIH to HNL

Jan 78.4%
Feb 81.0%
Mar 82.8%
Apr 84.8%
May 84.2%
Jun 87.4%
Jul 86.8%
Aug 88.7%
Sep 91.3%
Oct 86.7%
Nov 89.8%
Dec 86.4%
Share of scheduled flights on time 12-month average 82.6%
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 78.4% 2,141
February 81.0% 1,918
March 82.8% 2,102
April 84.8% 1,983
May 84.2% 2,099
June 87.4% 2,019
July 86.8% 2,098
August 88.7% 2,083
September 91.3% 2,055
October 86.7% 2,104
November 89.8% 2,085
December 86.4% 2,121
Best and worst calendar month by airline, September 2023 to August 2026.
AirlineBest monthWorst month
Southwest Airlines September (95.9%) January (87.7%)
Hawaiian Airlines September (89.8%) January (75.6%)
Alaska Airlines July (85.0%) March (63.9%)

Month by month, last 12 months

Sep 90.2%
Oct 90.5%
Nov 85.4%
Dec 78.8%
Jan 78.9%
Feb 75.1%
Mar 70.2%
Apr 82.3%
May 80.5%
Jun 87.1%
Jul 87.5%
Aug 84.8%
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 90.2% 625
Oct 2025 90.5% 640
Nov 2025 85.4% 646
Dec 2025 78.8% 657
Jan 2026 78.9% 693
Feb 2026 75.1% 587
Mar 2026 70.2% 635
Apr 2026 82.3% 610
May 2026 80.5% 660
Jun 2026 87.1% 626
Jul 2026 87.5% 664
Aug 2026 84.8% 658

Best and worst departure times

6a 94.6%
7a 87.6%
8a 93.3%
9a 83.0%
10a 80.1%
11a 84.6%
12p 78.3%
1p 72.6%
2p 67.0%
3p 77.2%
4p 74.0%
5p 76.2%
6p 77.6%
7p 86.7%
8p 84.2%
9p 80.2%
Share of scheduled flights on time
By scheduled local departure hour at LIH, September 2025 to August 2026. Hours with no scheduled flights are omitted. Scale starts at zero.
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PeriodOn timeFlights
Departing 6 am to 7 am 94.6% 841
Departing 7 am to 8 am 87.6% 356
Departing 8 am to 9 am 93.3% 741
Departing 9 am to 10 am 83.0% 424
Departing 10 am to 11 am 80.1% 241
Departing 11 am to noon 84.6% 745
Departing noon to 1 pm 78.3% 446
Departing 1 pm to 2 pm 72.6% 325
Departing 2 pm to 3 pm 67.0% 327
Departing 3 pm to 4 pm 77.2% 821
Departing 4 pm to 5 pm 74.0% 523
Departing 5 pm to 6 pm 76.2% 361
Departing 6 pm to 7 pm 77.6% 353
Departing 7 pm to 8 pm 86.7% 708
Departing 8 pm to 9 pm 84.2% 241
Departing 9 pm to 10 pm 80.2% 248
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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 Lihue, HI (LIH) to Honolulu, HI (HNL), 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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