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Route Reliability

Honolulu → Newark

HNLEWR · 4,962 miles · Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
79%
Arrive within 15 minutes
12 min
Average arrival delay
5.6%
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 79% of the time across 108 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The 12–3 PM departure wins.

HNL–EWR flights departing between 12–3 PM arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 77% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

HNL–EWR flights arrived on time 89% of the time on Saturdays and just 63% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 5.6% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon78%(18 flights)
  • Tue(3 flights)
  • Wed85%(13 flights)
  • Thu81%(16 flights)
  • Fri83%(18 flights)
  • Sat89%(18 flights)
  • Sun63%(16 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 PM86%(28 flights)
  • 3–6 PM77%(74 flights)
On-time trend by month
86%
Mar

Dec 74% → Mar 86% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
December 202574%23
January 202680%25
February 202687%15
March 202686%22

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.