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Reporting carrier · 12 months to July 2026
Hawaiian Airlines: on-time performance
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report. Data through July 2026.
Hawaiian Airlines (BTS code HA) reported 33,121 scheduled domestic flights in the 12 months to July 2026, serving 21 airports on 72 routes. It reported in 5 of those 12 months (latest: December 2025).
81.2% of its flights arrived on time, 5.2 points above the 76.0% recorded for all reporting carriers together. 0.7% were cancelled (all carriers: 1.8%) and 0.1% diverted; flights that arrived were 7.6 min late on average.
Its busiest airports by departures are Honolulu (HNL, 41% of departures), Kahului (OGG, 16% of departures) and Lihue (LIH, 11% of departures).
The on-time share is down 3.2 points on the previous 12 months (84.4%); the cancellation share moved from 0.9% to 0.7%.
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category on its flights, air carrier 65%, late-arriving aircraft 31% and extreme weather 2%.
- On time 81.2%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 18.0%
- Cancelled 0.7%
- Diverted 0.1%
Against all reporting carriers
| Measure | Hawaiian Airlines | All reporting carriers | HA, previous 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arrived on time | 81.2% | 76.0% | 84.4% |
| Departed on time | 82.9% | 76.1% | 86.5% |
| Arrived 15+ minutes late | 18.0% | 21.9% | 14.7% |
| Cancelled | 0.7% | 1.8% | 0.9% |
| Diverted | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| Average arrival delay | 7.6 min | 8.1 min | 4.5 min |
| Arrival delay minutes per 100 flights | 1,165 | 1,684 | 885 |
| Scheduled flights | 33,121 | 7,043,858 | 79,951 |
The full carrier table is on the airline on-time ranking. Year on year: −3.2 pts on time.
Month by month
Busiest airports
| Airport | Departures | Share of carrier | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled | Airport, all carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HNL Honolulu | 13,653 | 41.2% | 82.0% | 7.5 min | 0.7% | 82.0% |
| OGG Kahului | 5,411 | 16.3% | 81.7% | 5.5 min | 0.6% | 82.4% |
| LIH Lihue | 3,480 | 10.5% | 83.5% | 4.4 min | 0.7% | 83.7% |
| KOA Kona | 2,913 | 8.8% | 87.0% | 3.2 min | 0.7% | 84.7% |
| ITO Hilo | 1,961 | 5.9% | 85.0% | 3.4 min | 0.3% | 82.8% |
| SEA Seattle | 817 | 2.5% | 62.5% | 26.8 min | 1.2% | 78.6% |
| LAX Los Angeles | 810 | 2.4% | 73.0% | 14.6 min | 1.0% | 79.0% |
| LAS Las Vegas | 729 | 2.2% | 70.4% | 23.0 min | 0.3% | 76.8% |
| SMF Sacramento | 460 | 1.4% | 80.0% | 5.8 min | 1.1% | 81.4% |
| SFO San Francisco | 423 | 1.3% | 74.5% | 10.1 min | 1.9% | 75.6% |
| OAK Oakland | 420 | 1.3% | 86.0% | 2.1 min | 2.9% | 78.5% |
| SAN San Diego | 403 | 1.2% | 62.8% | 22.9 min | 1.7% | 76.1% |
| PDX Portland | 375 | 1.1% | 56.3% | 29.2 min | 1.3% | 82.0% |
| LGB Long Beach | 306 | 0.9% | 89.9% | -5.8 min | 1.0% | 84.8% |
| SJC San Jose | 304 | 0.9% | 92.4% | -0.9 min | 0.0% | 81.9% |
| JFK New York | 155 | 0.5% | 64.5% | 18.2 min | 1.3% | 72.8% |
| PHX Phoenix | 153 | 0.5% | 84.3% | 11.5 min | 0.0% | 77.4% |
| SLC Salt Lake City | 153 | 0.5% | 79.1% | 22.2 min | 0.0% | 83.8% |
| BOS Boston | 68 | 0.2% | 72.1% | 9.5 min | 1.5% | 73.3% |
| PPG Pago Pago | 65 | 0.2% | 93.8% | -9.9 min | 0.0% | — |
| ANC Anchorage | 62 | 0.2% | 27.4% | 51.2 min | 0.0% | 83.5% |
The 21 airports with the most HA departures of 21 served. On time means the flight reached its destination less than 15 minutes late; the pill is green when the carrier is at or above the figure for all carriers' departures from that airport (last column).
Busiest routes
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HNL–OGG | Honolulu to Kahului | 3,145 | 86.2% | 4.4 min | 0.6% |
| OGG–HNL | Kahului to Honolulu | 3,145 | 85.1% | 3.6 min | 0.8% |
| HNL–LIH | Honolulu to Lihue | 2,509 | 86.6% | 3.5 min | 0.9% |
| LIH–HNL | Lihue to Honolulu | 2,509 | 84.4% | 3.8 min | 0.9% |
| HNL–KOA | Honolulu to Kona | 2,235 | 87.0% | 4.0 min | 0.9% |
| KOA–HNL | Kona to Honolulu | 2,235 | 86.1% | 3.9 min | 0.8% |
| HNL–ITO | Honolulu to Hilo | 1,831 | 86.9% | 3.7 min | 0.3% |
| ITO–HNL | Hilo to Honolulu | 1,830 | 84.6% | 3.6 min | 0.3% |
| HNL–SEA | Honolulu to Seattle | 603 | 65.8% | 26.9 min | 0.7% |
| SEA–HNL | Seattle to Honolulu | 603 | 60.2% | 31.3 min | 1.7% |
| LAS–HNL | Las Vegas to Honolulu | 576 | 68.8% | 24.0 min | 0.0% |
| HNL–LAS | Honolulu to Las Vegas | 573 | 72.4% | 14.2 min | 0.2% |
| HNL–LAX | Honolulu to Los Angeles | 505 | 63.6% | 23.9 min | 1.6% |
| LAX–HNL | Los Angeles to Honolulu | 504 | 65.3% | 26.0 min | 1.4% |
| KOA–OGG | Kona to Kahului | 459 | 90.4% | 1.7 min | 0.4% |
| LIH–OGG | Lihue to Kahului | 459 | 86.9% | 4.6 min | 0.4% |
| OGG–KOA | Kahului to Kona | 459 | 82.8% | 5.5 min | 0.2% |
| OGG–LIH | Kahului to Lihue | 459 | 78.6% | 7.2 min | 0.0% |
| SAN–HNL | San Diego to Honolulu | 403 | 62.8% | 22.9 min | 1.7% |
| HNL–SAN | Honolulu to San Diego | 402 | 67.2% | 20.8 min | 1.0% |
| HNL–PDX | Honolulu to Portland | 379 | 75.2% | 17.4 min | 1.1% |
| PDX–HNL | Portland to Honolulu | 375 | 56.3% | 29.2 min | 1.3% |
| HNL–SFO | Honolulu to San Francisco | 271 | 66.4% | 12.6 min | 3.3% |
| SFO–HNL | San Francisco to Honolulu | 270 | 70.0% | 12.7 min | 3.0% |
| JFK–HNL | New York to Honolulu | 155 | 64.5% | 18.2 min | 1.3% |
The 25 routes with the most HA flights of 72 flown. Figures are for this carrier's flights only; the route pages compare every carrier on the route.
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes and cancellations
Cancellations by reported reason (244 in the period): air carrier 53%, weather 2%, national aviation system 45%, security 0%.
Questions and answers
What is Hawaiian Airlines's on-time performance?
81.2% of 33,121 scheduled domestic flights in the 12 months to July 2026 arrived less than 15 minutes late. All reporting carriers together recorded 76.0%.
How often does Hawaiian Airlines cancel flights?
0.7% of its scheduled domestic flights were cancelled in the period, against 1.8% for all reporting carriers.
What causes Hawaiian Airlines delays?
For flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late, the carrier attributed the delay minutes as follows: air carrier 65%, late-arriving aircraft 31%, extreme weather 2%, national aviation system 1%, security 0%. Carriers assign these categories themselves under BTS rules.
At which airports does Hawaiian Airlines have its highest on-time share?
Among its 25 busiest airports with at least 600 departures, flights leaving Kona (KOA) had the highest on-time arrival share at 87.0%, and those leaving Seattle (SEA) the lowest at 62.5%.
What time of day has the highest on-time share?
Its flights scheduled to depart from 6 am to 7 am local time arrived on time 93.7% of the time; those scheduled from 2 pm to 3 pm did so 75.6% of the time.
Is it getting better?
The on-time share for the 12 months to July 2026 was 81.2%, down 3.2 points on the previous 12 months (84.4%).
Why are some airlines missing?
Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue must report on-time data to BTS. Smaller carriers, charter operators and foreign airlines are not in the files, and flights to or from other countries are not covered.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (1987 to present), monthly files August 2023 to July 2026; carrier name from the BTS unique carrier lookup. US government works in the public domain. The carrier code is the BTS reporting-carrier code, which identifies the company that operated the flight, not the brand it was sold under. Totals and averages only. See the methodology and which airlines report.