Route Reliability
Seattle → Lihue
SEA–LIH · 2,700 miles · Seattle–Tacoma International Airport to Lihue Airport
- 73%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 6 min
- Average arrival delay
- 0.9%
- Cancelled
- 1,094
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.Delta Air Lines77%365 flights
- 2.Alaska Airlines71%729 flights
What the data says
The 12–3 PM departure wins.
SEA–LIH flights departing between 12–3 PM arrived on time 77% of the time, versus 70% between 9 AM–12 PM.
Friday is doing you no favors.
SEA–LIH flights arrived on time 77% of the time on Sundays. On Fridays: 63%.
Delta Air Lines has a slight edge here.
Delta Air Lines arrived on time 77% of the time on this route; Alaska Airlines managed 71%.
Trending in the right direction.
SEA–LIH flights arrived on time 78% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 65% 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
- Mon72%(155 flights)
- Tue75%(153 flights)
- Wed75%(153 flights)
- Thu76%(152 flights)
- Fri63%(153 flights)
- Sat74%(155 flights)
- Sun77%(155 flights)
- 6–9 AM70%(20 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM70%(337 flights)
- 12–3 PM77%(113 flights)
- 3–6 PM76%(346 flights)
- 6–9 PM72%(260 flights)
Jun 69% → May 85% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 69% | 90 |
| July 2025 | 73% | 91 |
| August 2025 | 73% | 93 |
| September 2025 | 79% | 89 |
| October 2025 | 82% | 92 |
| November 2025 | 71% | 88 |
| December 2025 | 61% | 88 |
| January 2026 | 64% | 92 |
| February 2026 | 70% | 83 |
| March 2026 | 60% | 87 |
| April 2026 | 90% | 90 |
| May 2026 | 85% | 93 |
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Based on 1,094 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.