Route Reliability
Honolulu → Washington
HNL–IAD · 4,816 miles · Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
74
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 84%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 10 min
- Average arrival delay
- 3.7%
- Cancelled
- 136
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 84% of the time across 136 flights. No comparison to make.
What the data says
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
HNL–IAD flights arrived on time 94% of the time on Thursdays and just 73% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.
Keep a backup plan handy.
This route was cancelled 3.7% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.
The breakdown
- Mon88%(16 flights)
- Tue88%(16 flights)
- Wed—(4 flights)
- Thu94%(17 flights)
- Fri88%(16 flights)
- Sat80%(46 flights)
- Sun73%(15 flights)
77%
Mar
Dec 81% → Mar 77% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 81% | 16 |
| January 2026 | 92% | 25 |
| February 2026 | 76% | 25 |
| March 2026 | 77% | 26 |
Keep nerding
Based on 136 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.