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Route Reliability

San Francisco → Lihue

SFOLIH · 2,446 miles · San Francisco International Airport to Lihue Airport

98
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
90%
Arrive within 15 minutes
10 min early
Average arrival delay
0%
Cancelled
808
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Alaska Airlines90%179 flights
  2. 2.United Airlines90%629 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

SFO–LIH flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 93% of the time, versus 86% between 3–6 PM.

Thursday is the weak spot.

SFO–LIH flights arrived on time 95% of the time on Wednesdays. On Thursdays: 85%.

Not much between Alaska Airlines and United Airlines.

On this route they all land within 90% to 90% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

It basically never cancels.

Out of 808 scheduled flights, only 0.0% were cancelled.

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

On-time by weekday
  • Mon91%(142 flights)
  • Tue92%(71 flights)
  • Wed95%(111 flights)
  • Thu85%(84 flights)
  • Fri90%(145 flights)
  • Sat89%(148 flights)
  • Sun91%(105 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM93%(407 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM89%(177 flights)
  • 3–6 PM86%(154 flights)
  • 6–9 PM88%(68 flights)
On-time trend by month
91%
May

Jun 92% → May 91% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202592%72
July 202591%79
August 202592%72
September 202595%60
October 202595%59
November 202594%49
December 202581%78
January 202687%62
February 202695%58
March 202693%76
April 202682%67
May 202691%74

Based on 808 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.