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Route Reliability

Honolulu → San Jose

HNL–SJC · 2,417 miles · Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to San José Mineta International Airport

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Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
85%
Arrive within 15 minutes
2 min
Average arrival delay
0%
Cancelled
807
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Southwest Airlines90%445 flights
  2. 2.Hawaiian Airlines81%212 flights
  3. 3.Alaska Airlines77%150 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

HNL–SJC flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 50% between 3–6 PM.

Wednesday has been the better bet.

A small edge: 89% on time on Wednesdays against 83% on Fridays.

Southwest Airlines runs this route best.

Southwest Airlines arrived on time 90% of the time on this route; Alaska Airlines managed 77%.

It basically never cancels.

Out of 807 scheduled flights, only 0.0% were cancelled.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon85%(116 flights)
  • Tue83%(113 flights)
  • Wed89%(113 flights)
  • Thu88%(112 flights)
  • Fri83%(116 flights)
  • Sat85%(116 flights)
  • Sun85%(117 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM91%(264 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM89%(164 flights)
  • 12–3 PM81%(351 flights)
  • 3–6 PM50%(24 flights)
On-time trend by month
98%
May

Jun 88% → May 98% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202588%86
July 202592%92
August 202592%66
September 202592%60
October 202586%59
November 202577%65
December 202571%73
January 202683%64
February 202684%56
March 202667%60
April 202688%60
May 202698%62

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 807 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.