Flight Reliability
AS 896 · Alaska Airlines
Honolulu → Seattle (HNL–SEA)
57
A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 59%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 24 min
- Average arrival delay
- 0.7%
- Cancelled
- 8 min
- Median arrival delay
Based on 136 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
The 3–6 PM departure wins.
AS 896 departing between 3–6 PM arrived on time 67% of the time, versus 57% between 12–3 PM.
Saturdays have been rough.
AS 896 arrived on time 84% of the time on Mondays and just 40% on Saturdays. That gap is worth planning around.
Well behind the HNL–SEA route.
AS 896 arrived on time 59% of the time, versus 76% across the HNL–SEA route.
Well behind the Alaska Airlines network.
AS 896 arrived on time 59% of the time, versus 80% across the Alaska Airlines network.
The breakdown
- Mon84%(19 flights)
- Tue79%(19 flights)
- Wed58%(19 flights)
- Thu58%(19 flights)
- Fri45%(20 flights)
- Sat40%(20 flights)
- Sun47%(19 flights)
- 12–3 PM57%(114 flights)
- 3–6 PM67%(21 flights)
67%
Oct
Jun 58% → Oct 67% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 58% | 19 |
| July 2025 | 48% | 31 |
| August 2025 | 52% | 31 |
| September 2025 | 70% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 67% | 24 |
- Departures on time
- 56%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 135
- Months covered
- 5
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 136 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.