Route Reliability
Honolulu → New York
HNL–JFK · 4,983 miles · Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- 84%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 3 min early
- Average arrival delay
- 1.1%
- Cancelled
- 659
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.Delta Air Lines93%297 flights
- 2.Hawaiian Airlines80%214 flights
- 3.Alaska Airlines70%148 flights
What the data says
Departure time hasn't mattered much.
On-time rates stay between 83% and 84% across the day.
Friday is doing you no favors.
HNL–JFK flights arrived on time 91% of the time on Saturdays. On Fridays: 79%.
Delta Air Lines has a clear lead on this route.
Delta Air Lines arrived on time 93% of the time on this route; Alaska Airlines managed 70%.
Ticking up lately.
HNL–JFK flights arrived on time 81% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 76% 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
- Mon82%(96 flights)
- Tue82%(74 flights)
- Wed85%(84 flights)
- Thu88%(96 flights)
- Fri79%(103 flights)
- Sat91%(95 flights)
- Sun79%(102 flights)
- 12–3 PM84%(32 flights)
- 3–6 PM83%(614 flights)
- 6–9 PM—(4 flights)
Jun 93% → May 81% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 93% | 60 |
| July 2025 | 85% | 61 |
| August 2025 | 90% | 62 |
| September 2025 | 84% | 50 |
| October 2025 | 88% | 48 |
| November 2025 | 85% | 47 |
| December 2025 | 72% | 54 |
| January 2026 | 80% | 46 |
| February 2026 | 76% | 46 |
| March 2026 | 70% | 54 |
| April 2026 | 93% | 60 |
| May 2026 | 81% | 62 |
Same trip, other airports
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Based on 659 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.