Daniel K Inouye International in March 2026

76.9%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 March 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 5,037 domestic departures from Daniel K Inouye International (HNL). 76.9% left less than 15 minutes late and 71.9% reached their destination on time; 2.2% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 72.8% of flights departed on time and 73.2% arrived on time, so HNL departures were 4.1 points above the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in March 2025, the airport had 5,384 departures with 85.6% leaving on time: a change of −8.7 points, with flights down 6%.

Flights arriving at HNL that month were on time 72.8% of the time (5,045 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 48%, late-arriving aircraft 32% and national aviation system 13%.

On time 71.9%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 25.6%
Cancelled 2.2%
Diverted 0.2%

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

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

Measure	Mar 2026	Mar 2025	HNL, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Mar 2026
Departed on time	76.9%	85.6%	83.5%	72.8%
Arrived on time	71.9%	84.7%	82.0%	73.2%
Cancelled	2.2%	1.2%	0.9%	2.9%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	14.5 min	8.8 min	10.4 min	20.3 min
Scheduled departures a day	168	180	159	20,403
Scheduled departures	5,037	5,384	58,088	612,102

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
AS Alaska Airlines	2,911	58%	69.3%	13.0 min	3.2%
WN Southwest Airlines	1,062	21%	77.7%	7.6 min	0.9%
UA United Airlines	446	9%	74.4%	5.3 min	0.4%
DL Delta Air Lines	350	7%	75.7%	3.5 min	1.4%
AA American Airlines	268	5%	69.0%	16.7 min	1.5%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
HNL–OGG	Honolulu to Kahului	840	74.2%	10.8 min	3.9%
HNL–LIH	Honolulu to Lihue	634	72.6%	13.5 min	3.5%
HNL–KOA	Honolulu to Kona	627	76.1%	9.2 min	3.2%
HNL–ITO	Honolulu to Hilo	529	74.5%	11.0 min	4.5%
HNL–LAX	Honolulu to Los Angeles	460	67.0%	16.4 min	0.4%
HNL–SEA	Honolulu to Seattle	259	77.2%	6.7 min	0.8%
HNL–SFO	Honolulu to San Francisco	214	76.2%	2.6 min	0.0%
HNL–LAS	Honolulu to Las Vegas	200	69.0%	7.9 min	0.0%
HNL–SAN	Honolulu to San Diego	155	59.4%	16.3 min	0.0%
HNL–PHX	Honolulu to Phoenix	124	68.5%	7.2 min	2.4%
HNL–SLC	Honolulu to Salt Lake City	91	73.6%	5.0 min	1.1%
HNL–DFW	Honolulu to Dallas/Fort Worth	82	59.8%	24.0 min	1.2%

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), March 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Mar 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	47.5%	33.5%	34,525
Late-arriving aircraft	32.2%	39.3%	23,389
National Aviation System	12.8%	21.0%	9,274
Extreme weather	7.5%	5.9%	5,425
Security	0.1%	0.2%	76

72,689 delay minutes on 1,290 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 March 2026?

76.9% of 5,037 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 71.9% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 72.8% and 73.2%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In March 2025, 85.6% of 5,384 departures left on time and 1.2% were cancelled, against 76.9% and 2.2% in March 2026.

Provenance

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