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Airport month · August 2024
Daniel K Inouye International in August 2024
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.
In August 2024, reporting carriers scheduled 5,270 domestic departures from Daniel K Inouye International (HNL). 87.4% left less than 15 minutes late and 88.8% reached their destination on time; 1.1% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 75.4% of flights departed on time and 74.7% arrived on time, so HNL departures were 12.0 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in August 2023, the airport had 5,377 departures with 82.8% leaving on time: a change of +4.6 points, with flights down 2%.
Flights arriving at HNL that month were on time 84.3% of the time (5,273 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 59%, late-arriving aircraft 37% and national aviation system 3%.
- On time 88.8%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 9.9%
- Cancelled 1.1%
- Diverted 0.1%
August 2024 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Aug 2024 | Aug 2023 | HNL, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 87.4% | 82.8% | 83.5% | 75.4% |
| Arrived on time | 88.8% | 85.0% | 82.0% | 74.7% |
| Cancelled | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 2.1% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 8.0 min | 10.5 min | 10.4 min | 18.4 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 176 | 179 | 159 | 20,634 |
| Scheduled departures | 5,270 | 5,377 | 58,088 | 619,025 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HA Hawaiian Airlines | 2,734 | 52% | 88.4% | 1.3 min | 1.6% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 1,213 | 23% | 92.0% | -5.7 min | 0.7% |
| UA United Airlines | 443 | 8% | 86.2% | -1.0 min | 0.9% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 391 | 7% | 83.6% | 0.5 min | 0.3% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 304 | 6% | 90.8% | -5.4 min | 0.7% |
| AA American Airlines | 185 | 4% | 87.6% | -0.5 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HNL–OGG | Honolulu to Kahului | 1,000 | 92.9% | -1.3 min | 0.5% |
| HNL–LIH | Honolulu to Lihue | 743 | 91.0% | -0.9 min | 1.9% |
| HNL–KOA | Honolulu to Kona | 685 | 92.8% | 0.3 min | 0.9% |
| HNL–ITO | Honolulu to Hilo | 551 | 81.9% | 4.7 min | 5.1% |
| HNL–LAX | Honolulu to Los Angeles | 523 | 88.1% | -7.0 min | 0.8% |
| HNL–SEA | Honolulu to Seattle | 248 | 80.6% | 3.8 min | 0.0% |
| HNL–SFO | Honolulu to San Francisco | 228 | 83.3% | 8.6 min | 0.4% |
| HNL–SAN | Honolulu to San Diego | 155 | 88.4% | -4.3 min | 0.0% |
| HNL–LAS | Honolulu to Las Vegas | 116 | 87.9% | -2.7 min | 0.0% |
| HNL–SJC | Honolulu to San Jose | 116 | 89.7% | -13.1 min | 0.0% |
| HNL–PHX | Honolulu to Phoenix | 96 | 87.5% | 3.7 min | 0.0% |
| HNL–OAK | Honolulu to Oakland | 93 | 91.4% | -9.5 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left HNL on time in August 2024?
87.4% of 5,270 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 88.8% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 75.4% and 74.7%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In August 2023, 82.8% of 5,377 departures left on time and 1.0% were cancelled, against 87.4% and 1.1% in August 2024.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for August 2024; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for HNL · methodology · corrections.