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Route Reliability

Honolulu → Phoenix

HNLPHX · 2,917 miles · Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

88
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
85%
Arrive within 15 minutes
2 min
Average arrival delay
1.1%
Cancelled
1,317
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Southwest Airlines94%365 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines86%587 flights
  3. 3.Alaska Airlines82%151 flights
  4. 4.Hawaiian Airlines72%214 flights

What the data says

The late departure is the smart one here.

HNL–PHX flights departing between 9 PM–12 AM arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 76% between 9 AM–12 PM.

Skip Saturday if you can.

HNL–PHX flights arrived on time 90% of the time on Tuesdays. On Saturdays: 82%.

Southwest Airlines has a clear lead on this route.

Southwest Airlines arrived on time 94% of the time on this route; Hawaiian Airlines managed 72%.

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
  • Mon83%(187 flights)
  • Tue90%(183 flights)
  • Wed88%(181 flights)
  • Thu86%(186 flights)
  • Fri83%(184 flights)
  • Sat82%(188 flights)
  • Sun84%(191 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM76%(340 flights)
  • 12–3 PM79%(24 flights)
  • 6–9 PM86%(103 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM89%(833 flights)
On-time trend by month
89%
May

Jun 84% → May 89% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202584%119
July 202581%118
August 202593%124
September 202594%92
October 202586%93
November 202583%90
December 202574%106
January 202687%96
February 202695%100
March 202673%120
April 202688%119
May 202689%123

Based on 1,317 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.