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Route Reliability

Honolulu → Portland

HNL–PDX · 2,603 miles · Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Portland International Airport

80
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
13 min
Average arrival delay
1.1%
Cancelled
920
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Alaska Airlines78%387 flights
  2. 2.Hawaiian Airlines78%533 flights

What the data says

The late departure is the smart one here.

HNL–PDX flights departing between 6–9 PM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 73% between 12–3 PM.

Skip Thursday if you can.

HNL–PDX flights arrived on time 84% of the time on Wednesdays. On Thursdays: 70%.

Not much between Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines.

On this route they all land within 78% to 78% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

Trending in the right direction.

HNL–PDX flights arrived on time 81% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 73% 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

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon72%(114 flights)
  • Tue81%(115 flights)
  • Wed84%(115 flights)
  • Thu70%(152 flights)
  • Fri76%(151 flights)
  • Sat83%(120 flights)
  • Sun81%(142 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM85%(213 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM—(1 flights)
  • 12–3 PM73%(365 flights)
  • 6–9 PM91%(66 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM76%(264 flights)
On-time trend by month
82%
May

Jun 83% → May 82% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202583%75
July 202578%89
August 202577%84
September 202587%71
October 202573%74
November 202575%72
December 202573%74
January 202670%77
February 202677%68
March 202677%73
April 202684%73
May 202682%79

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Based on 920 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.