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Route Reliability

Los Angeles → Honolulu

LAX–HNL · 2,556 miles · Los Angeles International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport

83
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
9 min
Average arrival delay
0.5%
Cancelled
5,427
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.United Airlines86%1,259 flights
  2. 2.Southwest Airlines85%513 flights
  3. 3.Delta Air Lines81%1,095 flights
  4. 4.American Airlines77%1,179 flights
  5. 5.Alaska Airlines67%645 flights
  6. 6.Hawaiian Airlines63%736 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

LAX–HNL flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 84% of the time, versus 66% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

LAX–HNL flights arrived on time 80% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 73%.

United Airlines has a clear lead on this route.

United Airlines arrived on time 86% of the time on this route; Hawaiian Airlines managed 63%.

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
  • Mon78%(780 flights)
  • Tue79%(749 flights)
  • Wed80%(759 flights)
  • Thu78%(742 flights)
  • Fri78%(782 flights)
  • Sat77%(782 flights)
  • Sun73%(801 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM84%(1710 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM72%(812 flights)
  • 12–3 PM80%(761 flights)
  • 3–6 PM79%(1307 flights)
  • 6–9 PM66%(804 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM—(1 flights)
On-time trend by month
81%
May

Jun 75% → May 81% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202575%529
July 202571%541
August 202580%460
September 202586%386
October 202582%388
November 202587%402
December 202571%484
January 202675%423
February 202682%358
March 202680%459
April 202668%465
May 202681%500

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 5,427 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.