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Route Reliability

Honolulu → Los Angeles

HNLLAX · 2,556 miles · Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport

88
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
83%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min
Average arrival delay
0.6%
Cancelled
5,425
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%513 flights
  2. 2.Delta Air Lines89%1,095 flights
  3. 3.United Airlines89%1,259 flights
  4. 4.American Airlines86%1,180 flights
  5. 5.Hawaiian Airlines66%735 flights
  6. 6.Alaska Airlines65%643 flights

What the data says

The late departure is the smart one here.

HNL–LAX flights departing between 6–9 PM arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 77% between 12–3 PM.

Wednesday comes out ahead.

A small edge: 85% on time on Wednesdays against 80% on Fridays.

Southwest Airlines has a clear lead on this route.

Southwest Airlines arrived on time 91% of the time on this route; Alaska Airlines managed 65%.

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
  • Mon81%(780 flights)
  • Tue84%(752 flights)
  • Wed85%(757 flights)
  • Thu84%(742 flights)
  • Fri80%(776 flights)
  • Sat84%(786 flights)
  • Sun81%(798 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM86%(1191 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM80%(271 flights)
  • 12–3 PM77%(1520 flights)
  • 3–6 PM78%(356 flights)
  • 6–9 PM88%(343 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM85%(1710 flights)
On-time trend by month
81%
May

Jun 86% → May 81% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202586%528
July 202583%541
August 202585%459
September 202590%385
October 202587%387
November 202581%405
December 202578%482
January 202680%423
February 202686%358
March 202668%458
April 202688%464
May 202681%501

Based on 5,425 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.