Route Reliability
Sacramento → Honolulu
SMF–HNL · 2,462 miles · Sacramento International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
- 80%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 2 min
- Average arrival delay
- 0.1%
- Cancelled
- 730
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.Southwest Airlines86%365 flights
- 2.Hawaiian Airlines74%214 flights
- 3.Alaska Airlines74%151 flights
What the data says
The 12–3 PM departure wins.
SMF–HNL flights departing between 12–3 PM arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 75% between 9 AM–12 PM.
Friday is doing you no favors.
SMF–HNL flights arrived on time 86% of the time on Thursdays. On Fridays: 74%.
Southwest Airlines runs this route best.
Southwest Airlines arrived on time 86% of the time on this route; Alaska Airlines managed 74%.
It basically never cancels.
Out of 730 scheduled flights, only 0.1% 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
- Mon79%(104 flights)
- Tue83%(104 flights)
- Wed82%(103 flights)
- Thu86%(104 flights)
- Fri74%(104 flights)
- Sat76%(104 flights)
- Sun82%(106 flights)
- 6–9 AM78%(318 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM75%(160 flights)
- 12–3 PM86%(251 flights)
Jun 80% → May 90% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 80% | 60 |
| July 2025 | 79% | 61 |
| August 2025 | 87% | 62 |
| September 2025 | 75% | 60 |
| October 2025 | 74% | 62 |
| November 2025 | 88% | 60 |
| December 2025 | 79% | 62 |
| January 2026 | 77% | 62 |
| February 2026 | 80% | 56 |
| March 2026 | 82% | 62 |
| April 2026 | 68% | 60 |
| May 2026 | 90% | 62 |
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Based on 730 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.