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Flight Reliability

DL 480 · Delta Air Lines

Los Angeles → Honolulu (LAX–HNL)

94
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
86%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min
Average arrival delay
0%
Cancelled
8 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 365 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Skip Wednesday if you can.

DL 480 arrived on time 92% of the time on Thursdays. On Wednesdays: 79%.

Better than the LAX–HNL route average.

DL 480 arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 78% across the LAX–HNL route.

A bit ahead of the Delta Air Lines network.

DL 480 arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.

It basically never cancels.

Out of 365 scheduled flights, only 0.0% were cancelled.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon83%(52 flights)
  • Tue87%(52 flights)
  • Wed79%(52 flights)
  • Thu92%(52 flights)
  • Fri90%(52 flights)
  • Sat89%(52 flights)
  • Sun79%(53 flights)
On-time trend by month
84%
May

Jun 87% → May 84% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202587%30
July 202587%31
August 202590%31
September 202577%30
October 202581%31
November 202597%30
December 202590%31
January 202684%31
February 202671%28
March 202694%31
April 202683%30
May 202684%31
Departures on time
88%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
365
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 365 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.