Flight Reliability
HA 553 · Hawaiian Airlines
Honolulu → Lihue (HNL–LIH)
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Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 93%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 2 min
- Average arrival delay
- 0%
- Cancelled
- 3 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 146 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
HA 553 arrived on time 95% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 86%.
A bit ahead of the HNL–LIH route.
HA 553 arrived on time 93% of the time, versus 86% across the HNL–LIH route.
Better than the Hawaiian Airlines network average.
HA 553 arrived on time 93% of the time, versus 83% across the Hawaiian Airlines network.
It basically never cancels.
Out of 146 scheduled flights, only 0.0% were cancelled.
The breakdown
- Mon91%(21 flights)
- Tue95%(21 flights)
- Wed95%(21 flights)
- Thu95%(21 flights)
- Fri90%(20 flights)
- Sat95%(21 flights)
- Sun86%(21 flights)
92%
Oct
Jun 97% → Oct 92% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 97% | 30 |
| July 2025 | 87% | 30 |
| August 2025 | 94% | 31 |
| September 2025 | 93% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 92% | 25 |
- Departures on time
- 93%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 146
- Months covered
- 5
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 146 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.