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Route Reliability

Honolulu → Seattle

HNLSEA · 2,677 miles · Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Seattle–Tacoma International Airport

80
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
76%
Arrive within 15 minutes
10 min
Average arrival delay
0.9%
Cancelled
2,946
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Delta Air Lines90%789 flights
  2. 2.Alaska Airlines73%1,309 flights
  3. 3.Hawaiian Airlines67%848 flights

What the data says

The late departure is the smart one here.

HNL–SEA flights departing between 9 PM–12 AM arrived on time 83% of the time, versus 66% between 9 AM–12 PM.

Monday comes out ahead.

A small edge: 77% on time on Mondays against 73% on Thursdays.

Delta Air Lines has a clear lead on this route.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 90% of the time on this route; Hawaiian Airlines managed 67%.

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
  • Mon77%(394 flights)
  • Tue77%(406 flights)
  • Wed77%(423 flights)
  • Thu73%(419 flights)
  • Fri77%(420 flights)
  • Sat74%(421 flights)
  • Sun76%(435 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM82%(410 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM66%(258 flights)
  • 12–3 PM69%(1016 flights)
  • 3–6 PM77%(184 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(9 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM83%(1041 flights)
On-time trend by month
78%
May

Jun 73% → May 78% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202573%241
July 202571%242
August 202576%247
September 202578%240
October 202577%241
November 202576%234
December 202571%253
January 202679%248
February 202681%229
March 202679%257
April 202672%239
May 202678%247

Based on 2,946 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.