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Route Reliability

New York → Honolulu

JFK–HNL · 4,983 miles · John F. Kennedy International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport

70
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
71%
Arrive within 15 minutes
11 min
Average arrival delay
2.2%
Cancelled
667
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 Lines78%297 flights
  2. 2.Hawaiian Airlines70%216 flights
  3. 3.Alaska Airlines61%154 flights

What the data says

The 9 AM–12 PM departure wins.

JFK–HNL flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 77% of the time, versus 60% between 6–9 AM.

Saturday is the weak spot.

JFK–HNL flights arrived on time 79% of the time on Tuesdays. On Saturdays: 65%.

Delta Air Lines has a clear lead on this route.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 78% of the time on this route; Alaska Airlines managed 61%.

Trending in the right direction.

JFK–HNL flights arrived on time 70% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 59% in the three months before that.

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
  • Mon75%(94 flights)
  • Tue79%(85 flights)
  • Wed71%(73 flights)
  • Thu72%(103 flights)
  • Fri74%(98 flights)
  • Sat65%(103 flights)
  • Sun66%(95 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM—(2 flights)
  • 6–9 AM60%(207 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM77%(442 flights)
On-time trend by month
82%
May

Jun 85% → May 82% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202585%60
July 202579%62
August 202581%62
September 202588%50
October 202565%48
November 202564%47
December 202562%53
January 202662%47
February 202654%46
March 202663%54
April 202663%60
May 202682%62

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 667 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.