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Airport Reliability

HNL · Honolulu

Daniel K. Inouye International Airport

85%
Departures within 15 minutes
8 min
Average departure delay
82%
Arrivals within 15 minutes
0.9%
Departures cancelled

Based on 58,223 departures and 58,245 arrivals. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

Departures from HNL departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 95% of the time, versus 78% between 12–3 PM.

Wednesday comes out ahead.

A small edge: 87% on time on Wednesdays against 81% on Fridays.

When HNL gets messy

On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM95%(1000 flights)
  • 6–9 AM91%(10230 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM87%(7713 flights)
  • 12–3 PM78%(13649 flights)
  • 3–6 PM81%(10243 flights)
  • 6–9 PM86%(7248 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM84%(7528 flights)
On-time by weekday
  • Mon84%(8344 flights)
  • Tue87%(7985 flights)
  • Wed87%(7958 flights)
  • Thu83%(8328 flights)
  • Fri81%(8396 flights)
  • Sat83%(8281 flights)
  • Sun84%(8319 flights)
On-time trend by month
84%
May

Jun 88% → May 84% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202588%4953
July 202585%5108
August 202589%4908
September 202592%4463
October 202588%4647
November 202585%4539
December 202577%5014
January 202681%4978
February 202683%4420
March 202675%4913
April 202684%4774
May 202684%4894

Airlines departing HNL

Busiest routes from HNL

Based on 58,223 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.