Route Reliability

Route reliability

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

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

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

Kahului, HIHonolulu, HI

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Route at a glance · September 2025 to August 2026

OGG to HNL

Kahului, HI to Honolulu, HI

On time
83.0%vs 75.6% U.S. average Better than average
Cancelled
1.2%vs 1.9% U.S. average Better than average
60+ min late
2.6%vs 8.1% U.S. average Better than average
Scheduled flights
10,001in 12 months3 airlines
Most reliable airline
Southwest Airlines93.4% 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 OGG 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 93.4% 0.6% 1.3% 50 min 0.0% 2,861
2. Hawaiian Airlines 83.3% 0.9% 2.1% 41 min 0.0% 2,487
3. Alaska Airlines 76.4% 1.8% 3.8% 43 min 0.1% 4,653

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 Kahului (OGG) to Honolulu (HNL): 93.4% of its 2,861 scheduled flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, compared with 76.4% for Alaska Airlines.
  • 1.2% of flights on this route were cancelled (about 1 in 83), 0.7 points lower than the U.S. average of 1.9%.
  • 2.6% of flights, about 1 in 38, arrived an hour or more late. When a flight was late (15+ minutes), the average arrival delay was 43 min.
  • Overall, 83.0% of flights on this route arrived on time, 7.4 points higher than the U.S. average of 75.6%.
  • Over the last 3 years, September was the most reliable month on this route (93.5% on time) and January the least reliable (79.5%).
  • Cancellations peaked in March, when 2.0% of flights were cancelled.
  • Flights scheduled to depart 6 am to 7 am were the most punctual (93.9% on time); flights scheduled to depart 4 pm to 5 pm were the least (65.9%).
  • In the other direction, Honolulu (HNL) to Kahului (OGG), 83.2% of flights were on time and 1.1% were cancelled. Compare airlines HNL to OGG.

Best and worst months to fly OGG to HNL

Jan 79.5%
Feb 83.1%
Mar 83.0%
Apr 84.7%
May 85.8%
Jun 88.1%
Jul 86.8%
Aug 90.5%
Sep 93.5%
Oct 86.7%
Nov 88.8%
Dec 84.0%
Share of scheduled flights on time 12-month average 83.0%
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 79.5% 2,885
February 83.1% 2,615
March 83.0% 2,799
April 84.7% 2,629
May 85.8% 2,695
June 88.1% 2,594
July 86.8% 2,707
August 90.5% 2,728
September 93.5% 2,835
October 86.7% 2,889
November 88.8% 2,757
December 84.0% 2,859
Best and worst calendar month by airline, September 2023 to August 2026.
AirlineBest monthWorst month
Southwest Airlines September (97.4%) January (86.3%)
Hawaiian Airlines August (92.0%) January (78.7%)
Alaska Airlines June (85.7%) March (64.9%)

Month by month, last 12 months

Sep 93.3%
Oct 88.6%
Nov 88.2%
Dec 76.3%
Jan 76.3%
Feb 77.5%
Mar 70.7%
Apr 78.3%
May 86.6%
Jun 88.4%
Jul 87.2%
Aug 85.0%
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 93.3% 853
Oct 2025 88.6% 880
Nov 2025 88.2% 839
Dec 2025 76.3% 870
Jan 2026 76.3% 898
Feb 2026 77.5% 800
Mar 2026 70.7% 839
Apr 2026 78.3% 814
May 2026 86.6% 819
Jun 2026 88.4% 759
Jul 2026 87.2% 803
Aug 2026 85.0% 827

Best and worst departure times

6a 93.9%
7a 93.7%
8a 86.3%
9a 88.4%
10a 84.2%
11a 84.5%
12p 80.4%
1p 72.0%
2p 74.8%
3p 83.6%
4p 65.9%
5p 81.2%
6p 78.0%
7p 82.9%
8p 71.8%
9p 73.9%
Share of scheduled flights on time
By scheduled local departure hour at OGG, 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 93.9% 825
Departing 7 am to 8 am 93.7% 712
Departing 8 am to 9 am 86.3% 525
Departing 9 am to 10 am 88.4% 976
Departing 10 am to 11 am 84.2% 943
Departing 11 am to noon 84.5% 834
Departing noon to 1 pm 80.4% 560
Departing 1 pm to 2 pm 72.0% 508
Departing 2 pm to 3 pm 74.8% 662
Departing 3 pm to 4 pm 83.6% 754
Departing 4 pm to 5 pm 65.9% 434
Departing 5 pm to 6 pm 81.2% 719
Departing 6 pm to 7 pm 78.0% 350
Departing 7 pm to 8 pm 82.9% 819
Departing 8 pm to 9 pm 71.8% 131
Departing 9 pm to 10 pm 73.9% 249
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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 Kahului, HI (OGG) 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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