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Route Reliability

Phoenix → Honolulu

PHX–HNL · 2,917 miles · Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport

85
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
82%
Arrive within 15 minutes
3 min
Average arrival delay
0.2%
Cancelled
1,317
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Hawaiian Airlines84%214 flights
  2. 2.Southwest Airlines83%365 flights
  3. 3.American Airlines81%587 flights
  4. 4.Alaska Airlines81%151 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

PHX–HNL flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 84% of the time, versus 72% between 12–3 PM.

Skip Thursday if you can.

PHX–HNL flights arrived on time 86% of the time on Saturdays. On Thursdays: 79%.

Not much between Hawaiian Airlines and Alaska Airlines.

On this route they all land within 81% to 84% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

It basically never cancels.

Out of 1,317 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

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon79%(184 flights)
  • Tue85%(187 flights)
  • Wed82%(185 flights)
  • Thu79%(186 flights)
  • Fri80%(185 flights)
  • Sat86%(186 flights)
  • Sun84%(188 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM82%(555 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM84%(629 flights)
  • 12–3 PM72%(74 flights)
  • 3–6 PM74%(43 flights)
On-time trend by month
84%
May

Jun 78% → May 84% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202578%118
July 202585%123
August 202588%122
September 202588%92
October 202581%93
November 202588%90
December 202587%105
January 202681%97
February 202687%101
March 202682%119
April 202659%119
May 202684%122

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Based on 1,317 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.