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Route Reliability

Honolulu → Sacramento

HNL–SMF · 2,462 miles · Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Sacramento International Airport

85
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
79%
Arrive within 15 minutes
10 min
Average arrival delay
0.1%
Cancelled
730
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Southwest Airlines86%365 flights
  2. 2.Hawaiian Airlines73%214 flights
  3. 3.Alaska Airlines72%151 flights

What the data says

Mornings have a slight edge.

Departures between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 83% of the time, against 79% between 12–3 PM.

Skip Monday if you can.

HNL–SMF flights arrived on time 86% of the time on Wednesdays. On Mondays: 74%.

Southwest Airlines runs this route best.

Southwest Airlines arrived on time 86% of the time on this route; Alaska Airlines managed 72%.

It basically never cancels.

Out of 730 scheduled flights, only 0.1% were cancelled.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon74%(103 flights)
  • Tue83%(104 flights)
  • Wed86%(104 flights)
  • Thu76%(103 flights)
  • Fri79%(104 flights)
  • Sat76%(102 flights)
  • Sun83%(106 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM83%(86 flights)
  • 12–3 PM79%(640 flights)
On-time trend by month
86%
May

Jun 83% → May 86% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202583%60
July 202579%62
August 202590%62
September 202575%60
October 202585%61
November 202582%60
December 202569%62
January 202676%62
February 202685%54
March 202664%61
April 202678%60
May 202686%62

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Based on 730 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.