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Route Reliability

Denver → Honolulu

DEN–HNL · 3,365 miles · Denver International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport

74
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
76%
Arrive within 15 minutes
11 min
Average arrival delay
0.8%
Cancelled
639
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 76% of the time across 639 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The 12–3 PM departure wins.

DEN–HNL flights departing between 12–3 PM arrived on time 79% of the time, versus 71% between 3–6 PM.

Thursday is the weak spot.

DEN–HNL flights arrived on time 81% of the time on Mondays. On Thursdays: 69%.

Slipping a little lately.

DEN–HNL flights arrived on time 75% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 80% in the three months before that.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon81%(89 flights)
  • Tue74%(84 flights)
  • Wed77%(83 flights)
  • Thu69%(86 flights)
  • Fri75%(88 flights)
  • Sat76%(105 flights)
  • Sun78%(89 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM76%(105 flights)
  • 12–3 PM79%(274 flights)
  • 3–6 PM71%(245 flights)
On-time trend by month
74%
May

Jun 72% → May 74% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202572%57
July 202554%57
August 202575%47
September 202582%38
October 202580%56
November 202589%35
December 202582%61
January 202682%44
February 202676%45
March 202669%62
April 202682%60
May 202674%62

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Based on 639 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.