Flight Reliability
HA 51 · Hawaiian Airlines
New York → Honolulu (JFK–HNL)
81
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 76%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 10 min
- Average arrival delay
- 0.7%
- Cancelled
- 2 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 147 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Wednesdays have been rough.
HA 51 arrived on time 86% of the time on Tuesdays and just 67% on Wednesdays. That gap is worth planning around.
A bit ahead of the JFK–HNL route.
HA 51 arrived on time 76% of the time, versus 71% across the JFK–HNL route.
A bit behind the Hawaiian Airlines network.
HA 51 arrived on time 76% of the time, versus 83% across the Hawaiian Airlines network.
The breakdown
- Mon71%(21 flights)
- Tue86%(21 flights)
- Wed67%(21 flights)
- Thu71%(21 flights)
- Fri76%(21 flights)
- Sat76%(21 flights)
- Sun85%(20 flights)
60%
Oct
Jun 77% → Oct 60% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 77% | 30 |
| July 2025 | 84% | 31 |
| August 2025 | 74% | 31 |
| September 2025 | 83% | 29 |
| October 2025 | 60% | 25 |
- Departures on time
- 82%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 146
- Months covered
- 5
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 147 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.