Daniel K Inouye International in January 2026

80.1%departed on time

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 January 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 5,054 domestic departures from Daniel K Inouye International (HNL). 80.1% left less than 15 minutes late and 78.5% reached their destination on time; 1.4% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 75.6% of flights departed on time and 75.3% arrived on time, so HNL departures were 4.5 points above the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in January 2025, the airport had 5,164 departures with 87.1% leaving on time: a change of −7.0 points, with flights down 2%.

Flights arriving at HNL that month were on time 77.1% of the time (5,054 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 54%, late-arriving aircraft 36% and national aviation system 7%.

On time 78.5%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 20.0%
Cancelled 1.4%
Diverted 0.1%

Every scheduled departure from HNL in January 2026, judged by arrival at the destination.

January 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation

Measure	Jan 2026	Jan 2025	HNL, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Jan 2026
Departed on time	80.1%	87.1%	83.5%	75.6%
Arrived on time	78.5%	84.6%	82.0%	75.3%
Cancelled	1.4%	1.8%	0.9%	4.7%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	13.0 min	10.1 min	10.4 min	16.7 min
Scheduled departures a day	169	172	159	18,133
Scheduled departures	5,054	5,164	58,088	544,003

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
AS Alaska Airlines	3,080	61%	74.3%	11.6 min	1.5%
WN Southwest Airlines	1,017	20%	88.6%	-2.5 min	0.5%
UA United Airlines	403	8%	84.9%	-0.9 min	1.7%
DL Delta Air Lines	327	6%	78.9%	4.3 min	1.2%
AA American Airlines	227	4%	77.1%	21.7 min	3.5%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
HNL–OGG	Honolulu to Kahului	897	78.0%	7.2 min	0.8%
HNL–LIH	Honolulu to Lihue	691	80.5%	6.3 min	0.9%
HNL–KOA	Honolulu to Kona	650	81.8%	5.3 min	1.4%
HNL–ITO	Honolulu to Hilo	544	80.0%	6.3 min	1.8%
HNL–LAX	Honolulu to Los Angeles	426	79.3%	11.5 min	0.5%
HNL–SEA	Honolulu to Seattle	252	76.6%	6.8 min	1.6%
HNL–SFO	Honolulu to San Francisco	190	77.9%	6.0 min	1.6%
HNL–LAS	Honolulu to Las Vegas	178	74.7%	6.1 min	1.7%
HNL–SAN	Honolulu to San Diego	156	73.1%	6.0 min	0.6%
HNL–PHX	Honolulu to Phoenix	98	83.7%	1.8 min	2.0%
HNL–SLC	Honolulu to Salt Lake City	85	74.1%	12.1 min	0.0%
HNL–PDX	Honolulu to Portland	81	66.7%	27.1 min	4.9%

By scheduled departure hour

On-time share:under 62%6270768288% and over

Share of departures that left less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled hour (local time), January 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Jan 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	54.2%	37.3%	32,584
Late-arriving aircraft	36.2%	35.0%	21,749
National Aviation System	7.0%	18.0%	4,187
Extreme weather	2.4%	9.6%	1,440
Security	0.3%	0.1%	194

60,154 delay minutes on 1,013 flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late and carried a cause report. Carriers assign the categories; see what each category means.

Questions and answers

How many flights left HNL on time in January 2026?

80.1% of 5,054 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 78.5% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 75.6% and 75.3%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In January 2025, 87.1% of 5,164 departures left on time and 1.8% were cancelled, against 80.1% and 1.4% in January 2026.

Provenance

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for January 2026; 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.