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Route Reliability

Honolulu → Chicago

HNL–ORD · 4,243 miles · Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport

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Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
86%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min early
Average arrival delay
0.9%
Cancelled
540
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.United Airlines90%365 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines78%175 flights

What the data says

The 3–6 PM departure wins.

HNL–ORD flights departing between 3–6 PM arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 82% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

HNL–ORD flights arrived on time 92% of the time on Mondays and just 77% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

United Airlines runs this route best.

United Airlines arrived on time 90% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 78%.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon92%(76 flights)
  • Tue87%(77 flights)
  • Wed88%(77 flights)
  • Thu92%(76 flights)
  • Fri80%(75 flights)
  • Sat86%(76 flights)
  • Sun77%(78 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 PM92%(237 flights)
  • 6–9 PM82%(298 flights)
On-time trend by month
84%
May

Jun 97% → May 84% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202597%30
July 202593%30
August 2025100%31
September 202593%30
October 202592%36
November 202572%60
December 202573%60
January 202690%61
February 202689%56
March 202677%62
April 202694%48
May 202684%31

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Based on 540 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.