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Route Reliability

Lihue → Oakland

LIHOAK · 2,456 miles · Lihue Airport to Oakland International Airport

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Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
88%
Arrive within 15 minutes
4 min early
Average arrival delay
0.2%
Cancelled
660
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Southwest Airlines97%365 flights
  2. 2.Alaska Airlines81%115 flights
  3. 3.Hawaiian Airlines76%180 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

LIH–OAK flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 97% of the time, versus 78% between 12–3 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

LIH–OAK flights arrived on time 96% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 85%.

Southwest Airlines has a clear lead on this route.

Southwest Airlines arrived on time 97% of the time on this route; Hawaiian Airlines managed 76%.

It basically never cancels.

Out of 660 scheduled flights, only 0.2% were cancelled.

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
  • Mon85%(94 flights)
  • Tue87%(90 flights)
  • Wed96%(94 flights)
  • Thu93%(95 flights)
  • Fri86%(94 flights)
  • Sat87%(93 flights)
  • Sun85%(94 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM(2 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM97%(274 flights)
  • 12–3 PM78%(292 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM97%(86 flights)
On-time trend by month
85%
May

Jun 78% → May 85% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202578%60
July 202584%62
August 202589%62
September 202595%59
October 202592%61
November 202590%40
December 202587%47
January 202692%36
February 202691%46
March 202692%60
April 202688%60
May 202685%61

Based on 660 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.