Flight Reliability
HA 523 · Hawaiian Airlines
Honolulu → Lihue (HNL–LIH)
98
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 93%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 1 min early
- Average arrival delay
- 0.7%
- Cancelled
- 4 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 147 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Thursday is the weak spot.
HA 523 arrived on time 100% of the time on Wednesdays. On Thursdays: 86%.
Better than the HNL–LIH route average.
HA 523 arrived on time 93% of the time, versus 86% across the HNL–LIH route.
Better than the Hawaiian Airlines network average.
HA 523 arrived on time 93% of the time, versus 83% across the Hawaiian Airlines network.
The breakdown
- Mon91%(21 flights)
- Tue95%(20 flights)
- Wed100%(21 flights)
- Thu86%(21 flights)
- Fri91%(21 flights)
- Sat95%(21 flights)
- Sun95%(21 flights)
88%
Oct
Jun 93% → Oct 88% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 93% | 30 |
| July 2025 | 93% | 30 |
| August 2025 | 94% | 31 |
| September 2025 | 97% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 88% | 25 |
- Departures on time
- 94%
- 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.