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Route Reliability

Honolulu → Hilo

HNL–ITO · 216 miles · Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Hilo International Airport

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Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
87%
Arrive within 15 minutes
4 min
Average arrival delay
1.0%
Cancelled
6,340
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.Southwest Airlines91%1,857 flights
  2. 2.Hawaiian Airlines89%2,587 flights
  3. 3.Alaska Airlines80%1,896 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

HNL–ITO flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 94% of the time, versus 79% between 3–6 PM.

Wednesday has been the better bet.

A small edge: 89% on time on Wednesdays against 83% on Fridays.

Southwest Airlines runs this route best.

Southwest Airlines arrived on time 91% of the time on this route; Alaska Airlines managed 80%.

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
  • Mon88%(923 flights)
  • Tue87%(849 flights)
  • Wed89%(876 flights)
  • Thu85%(909 flights)
  • Fri83%(915 flights)
  • Sat88%(913 flights)
  • Sun87%(891 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM—(2 flights)
  • 6–9 AM94%(1856 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM89%(670 flights)
  • 12–3 PM84%(1165 flights)
  • 3–6 PM79%(1262 flights)
  • 6–9 PM85%(1130 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM84%(191 flights)
On-time trend by month
82%
May

Jun 92% → May 82% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202592%522
July 202589%555
August 202594%534
September 202596%496
October 202592%513
November 202588%506
December 202581%540
January 202683%534
February 202682%492
March 202679%504
April 202684%542
May 202682%538

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Based on 6,340 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.