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Route Reliability

Honolulu → San Francisco

HNLSFO · 2,398 miles · Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to San Francisco International Airport

87
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
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. 1.United Airlines88%1,712 flights
  2. 2.Alaska Airlines71%299 flights
  3. 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

On-time by weekday
  • Mon81%(339 flights)
  • Tue89%(307 flights)
  • Wed85%(313 flights)
  • Thu81%(345 flights)
  • Fri83%(348 flights)
  • Sat84%(354 flights)
  • Sun79%(357 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 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)
On-time trend by month
80%
May

Jun 86% → May 80% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202586%232
July 202584%236
August 202581%200
September 202593%146
October 202584%183
November 202582%169
December 202582%215
January 202680%187
February 202685%162
March 202678%214
April 202685%204
May 202680%215

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.