Route Reliability
San Francisco → Honolulu
SFO–HNL · 2,398 miles · San Francisco International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
- 82%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 2 min
- Average arrival delay
- 0.9%
- Cancelled
- 2,392
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.United Airlines88%1,712 flights
- 2.Hawaiian Airlines72%379 flights
- 3.Alaska Airlines66%301 flights
What the data says
The 9 AM–12 PM departure wins.
SFO–HNL flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 78% between 6–9 AM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
SFO–HNL flights arrived on time 88% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 79%.
United Airlines has a clear lead on this route.
United Airlines arrived on time 88% of the time on this route; Alaska Airlines managed 66%.
Slipping a little lately.
SFO–HNL flights arrived on time 78% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 84% 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
- Mon81%(342 flights)
- Tue88%(310 flights)
- Wed86%(313 flights)
- Thu83%(343 flights)
- Fri81%(348 flights)
- Sat80%(354 flights)
- Sun79%(358 flights)
- 6–9 AM78%(358 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM85%(721 flights)
- 12–3 PM82%(374 flights)
- 3–6 PM85%(365 flights)
- 6–9 PM79%(549 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM—(1 flights)
Jun 87% → May 76% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 87% | 235 |
| July 2025 | 82% | 234 |
| August 2025 | 83% | 200 |
| September 2025 | 87% | 147 |
| October 2025 | 76% | 183 |
| November 2025 | 89% | 171 |
| December 2025 | 85% | 215 |
| January 2026 | 83% | 189 |
| February 2026 | 83% | 163 |
| March 2026 | 84% | 213 |
| April 2026 | 75% | 204 |
| May 2026 | 76% | 214 |
Same trip, other airports
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Based on 2,392 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.