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Route Reliability

Lihue → San Francisco

LIH–SFO · 2,446 miles · Lihue Airport to San Francisco International Airport

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Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
87%
Arrive within 15 minutes
3 min early
Average arrival delay
0.9%
Cancelled
809
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.United Airlines91%629 flights
  2. 2.Alaska Airlines70%180 flights

What the data says

The late departure is the smart one here.

LIH–SFO flights departing between 9 PM–12 AM arrived on time 96% of the time, versus 63% between 3–6 PM.

Monday is the weak spot.

LIH–SFO flights arrived on time 92% of the time on Tuesdays. On Mondays: 82%.

United Airlines has a clear lead on this route.

United Airlines arrived on time 91% of the time on this route; Alaska Airlines managed 70%.

Ticking up lately.

LIH–SFO flights arrived on time 87% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 81% 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

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon82%(142 flights)
  • Tue92%(72 flights)
  • Wed82%(111 flights)
  • Thu92%(83 flights)
  • Fri83%(143 flights)
  • Sat91%(147 flights)
  • Sun89%(104 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 AM—(2 flights)
  • 12–3 PM88%(470 flights)
  • 3–6 PM63%(112 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM96%(218 flights)
On-time trend by month
82%
May

Jun 88% → May 82% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202588%72
July 202596%79
August 202594%70
September 202592%60
October 202583%59
November 202579%48
December 202577%78
January 202680%61
February 202686%58
March 202687%76
April 202693%67
May 202682%74

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 809 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.