Route Reliability
Newark → Honolulu
EWR–HNL · 4,962 miles · Newark Liberty International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 70%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 21 min
- Average arrival delay
- 2.8%
- Cancelled
- 108
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 70% of the time across 108 flights. No comparison to make.
What the data says
The 9 AM–12 PM departure wins.
EWR–HNL flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 73% of the time, versus 65% between 6–9 AM.
Saturdays have been rough.
EWR–HNL flights arrived on time 84% of the time on Fridays and just 56% on Saturdays. That gap is worth planning around.
The breakdown
- Mon59%(17 flights)
- Tue80%(15 flights)
- Wed—(2 flights)
- Thu77%(17 flights)
- Fri84%(19 flights)
- Sat56%(18 flights)
- Sun69%(16 flights)
- 6–9 AM65%(31 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM73%(73 flights)
79%
Mar
Dec 54% → Mar 79% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 54% | 24 |
| January 2026 | 79% | 24 |
| February 2026 | 67% | 15 |
| March 2026 | 79% | 24 |
Same trip, other airports
Keep nerding
Based on 108 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.