Route Reliability
Honolulu → San Francisco
HNL–SFO · 2,398 miles · Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- 83%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 3 min
- Average arrival delay
- 1.0%
- Cancelled
- 2,390
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.United Airlines88%1,712 flights
- 2.Alaska Airlines71%299 flights
- 3.Hawaiian Airlines70%379 flights
What the data says
Morning-you made the right choice.
HNL–SFO flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 73% between 12–3 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
HNL–SFO flights arrived on time 89% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 79%.
United Airlines has a clear lead on this route.
United Airlines arrived on time 88% of the time on this route; Hawaiian Airlines managed 70%.
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
- Mon81%(339 flights)
- Tue89%(307 flights)
- Wed85%(313 flights)
- Thu81%(345 flights)
- Fri83%(348 flights)
- Sat84%(354 flights)
- Sun79%(357 flights)
- 6–9 AM91%(392 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM91%(322 flights)
- 12–3 PM73%(704 flights)
- 3–6 PM74%(166 flights)
- 6–9 PM—(1 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM87%(778 flights)
Jun 86% → May 80% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 86% | 232 |
| July 2025 | 84% | 236 |
| August 2025 | 81% | 200 |
| September 2025 | 93% | 146 |
| October 2025 | 84% | 183 |
| November 2025 | 82% | 169 |
| December 2025 | 82% | 215 |
| January 2026 | 80% | 187 |
| February 2026 | 85% | 162 |
| March 2026 | 78% | 214 |
| April 2026 | 85% | 204 |
| May 2026 | 80% | 215 |
Same trip, other airports
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Based on 2,390 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.