Route Reliability
San Diego → Honolulu
SAN–HNL · 2,614 miles · San Diego International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
- 72%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 12 min
- Average arrival delay
- 1.1%
- Cancelled
- 1,756
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.Southwest Airlines83%728 flights
- 2.Alaska Airlines70%477 flights
- 3.Hawaiian Airlines60%551 flights
What the data says
The 6–9 AM departure wins.
SAN–HNL flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 77% of the time, versus 56% between 9 AM–12 PM.
Skip Monday if you can.
SAN–HNL flights arrived on time 77% of the time on Saturdays. On Mondays: 66%.
Southwest Airlines has a clear lead on this route.
Southwest Airlines arrived on time 83% of the time on this route; Hawaiian Airlines managed 60%.
Ticking up lately.
SAN–HNL flights arrived on time 76% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 73% 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
- Mon66%(248 flights)
- Tue76%(230 flights)
- Wed77%(230 flights)
- Thu71%(251 flights)
- Fri68%(248 flights)
- Sat77%(247 flights)
- Sun70%(255 flights)
- 6–9 AM77%(579 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM56%(141 flights)
- 12–3 PM68%(278 flights)
- 3–6 PM73%(609 flights)
- 6–9 PM76%(102 flights)
Jun 60% → May 81% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 60% | 134 |
| July 2025 | 60% | 144 |
| August 2025 | 74% | 145 |
| September 2025 | 76% | 140 |
| October 2025 | 74% | 141 |
| November 2025 | 76% | 129 |
| December 2025 | 69% | 147 |
| January 2026 | 79% | 149 |
| February 2026 | 70% | 139 |
| March 2026 | 76% | 147 |
| April 2026 | 71% | 145 |
| May 2026 | 81% | 149 |
Keep nerding
Based on 1,756 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.