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Route Reliability

Oakland → Honolulu

OAK–HNL · 2,409 miles · Oakland International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport

86
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min
Average arrival delay
0.8%
Cancelled
731
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Alaska Airlines86%151 flights
  2. 2.Hawaiian Airlines81%215 flights
  3. 3.Southwest Airlines80%365 flights

What the data says

Mornings have a slight edge.

Departures between 6–9 AM arrived on time 83% of the time, against 79% between 12–3 PM.

Wednesday is the weak spot.

OAK–HNL flights arrived on time 86% of the time on Tuesdays. On Wednesdays: 75%.

Alaska Airlines has a slight edge here.

Alaska Airlines arrived on time 86% of the time on this route; Southwest Airlines managed 80%.

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
  • Mon86%(104 flights)
  • Tue86%(105 flights)
  • Wed75%(103 flights)
  • Thu84%(103 flights)
  • Fri78%(102 flights)
  • Sat81%(102 flights)
  • Sun79%(106 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM83%(338 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM83%(23 flights)
  • 12–3 PM79%(364 flights)
On-time trend by month
79%
May

Jun 87% → May 79% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202587%61
July 202589%62
August 202590%60
September 202587%60
October 202579%61
November 202580%59
December 202571%62
January 202685%61
February 202677%56
March 202677%61
April 202673%60
May 202679%62

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Based on 731 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.