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Route Reliability

San Jose → Honolulu

SJC–HNL · 2,417 miles · San José Mineta International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport

96
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
89%
Arrive within 15 minutes
2 min early
Average arrival delay
0.1%
Cancelled
807
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Alaska Airlines93%150 flights
  2. 2.Hawaiian Airlines90%212 flights
  3. 3.Southwest Airlines87%445 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

SJC–HNL flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 93% of the time, versus 74% between 3–6 PM.

Skip Thursday if you can.

SJC–HNL flights arrived on time 91% of the time on Fridays. On Thursdays: 84%.

Alaska Airlines has a slight edge here.

Alaska Airlines arrived on time 93% of the time on this route; Southwest Airlines managed 87%.

It basically never cancels.

Out of 807 scheduled flights, only 0.1% were cancelled.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon90%(114 flights)
  • Tue90%(114 flights)
  • Wed89%(112 flights)
  • Thu84%(113 flights)
  • Fri91%(115 flights)
  • Sat90%(118 flights)
  • Sun88%(119 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM93%(434 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM89%(223 flights)
  • 12–3 PM85%(33 flights)
  • 3–6 PM74%(115 flights)
On-time trend by month
82%
May

Jun 86% → May 82% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202586%86
July 202588%92
August 202588%66
September 202590%60
October 202590%60
November 202595%65
December 202592%72
January 202694%65
February 202693%56
March 202692%62
April 202680%59
May 202682%62

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 807 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.