Flight Reliability
HA 253 · Hawaiian Airlines
Honolulu → Lihue (HNL–LIH)
96
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 91%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 6 min
- Average arrival delay
- 0.9%
- Cancelled
- 2 min
- Median arrival delay
Based on 113 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Thursdays have been rough.
HA 253 arrived on time 100% of the time on Sundays and just 82% on Thursdays. That gap is worth planning around.
A bit ahead of the HNL–LIH route.
HA 253 arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 86% across the HNL–LIH route.
Better than the Hawaiian Airlines network average.
HA 253 arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 83% across the Hawaiian Airlines network.
The breakdown
- Mon88%(16 flights)
- Tue94%(16 flights)
- Wed94%(16 flights)
- Thu82%(17 flights)
- Fri88%(16 flights)
- Sat93%(15 flights)
- Sun100%(16 flights)
87%
Sep
Jun 84% → Sep 87% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 84% | 19 |
| July 2025 | 93% | 30 |
| August 2025 | 97% | 30 |
| September 2025 | 87% | 30 |
- Departures on time
- 93%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 112
- Months covered
- 5
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 113 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.