Daniel K Inouye International in July 2026

83.6%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 July 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 5,112 domestic departures from Daniel K Inouye International (HNL). 83.6% left less than 15 minutes late and 82.5% reached their destination on time; 0.8% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 68.8% of flights departed on time and 69.4% arrived on time, so HNL departures were 14.8 points above the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in July 2025, the airport had 5,176 departures with 83.5% leaving on time: a change of +0.1 points, with flights down 1%.

Flights arriving at HNL that month were on time 77.5% of the time (5,111 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 45%, late-arriving aircraft 38% and national aviation system 17%.

On time 82.5%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 16.6%
Cancelled 0.8%
Diverted 0.1%

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

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

Measure	Jul 2026	Jul 2025	HNL, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Jul 2026
Departed on time	83.6%	83.5%	83.5%	68.8%
Arrived on time	82.5%	82.8%	82.0%	69.4%
Cancelled	0.8%	1.2%	0.9%	2.6%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	10.5 min	10.7 min	10.4 min	24.1 min
Scheduled departures a day	170	173	159	21,066
Scheduled departures	5,112	5,176	58,088	631,970

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
AS Alaska Airlines	2,836	55%	78.1%	9.3 min	0.6%
WN Southwest Airlines	1,129	22%	93.0%	-4.1 min	0.1%
UA United Airlines	589	12%	84.4%	1.2 min	1.5%
DL Delta Air Lines	310	6%	84.2%	-2.4 min	4.2%
AA American Airlines	248	5%	78.2%	19.3 min	0.0%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
HNL–OGG	Honolulu to Kahului	803	86.9%	3.9 min	0.2%
HNL–LIH	Honolulu to Lihue	664	84.2%	4.2 min	0.2%
HNL–LAX	Honolulu to Los Angeles	603	80.3%	4.2 min	1.0%
HNL–KOA	Honolulu to Kona	598	84.1%	5.1 min	0.2%
HNL–ITO	Honolulu to Hilo	518	80.1%	6.8 min	0.4%
HNL–SFO	Honolulu to San Francisco	279	79.6%	8.8 min	1.8%
HNL–SEA	Honolulu to Seattle	243	70.4%	13.8 min	2.1%
HNL–LAS	Honolulu to Las Vegas	181	89.0%	-2.1 min	0.0%
HNL–SAN	Honolulu to San Diego	151	83.4%	7.5 min	2.0%
HNL–PHX	Honolulu to Phoenix	124	76.6%	26.9 min	0.0%
HNL–SJC	Honolulu to San Jose	93	84.9%	0.2 min	0.0%
HNL–PDX	Honolulu to Portland	80	76.3%	5.5 min	0.0%

By scheduled departure hour

100

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

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

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Jul 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	45.4%	31.7%	20,406
Late-arriving aircraft	37.5%	41.8%	16,866
National Aviation System	16.6%	19.9%	7,464
Extreme weather	0.0%	6.5%	16
Security	0.4%	0.1%	184

44,936 delay minutes on 848 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 July 2026?

83.6% of 5,112 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 82.5% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 68.8% and 69.4%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In July 2025, 83.5% of 5,176 departures left on time and 1.2% were cancelled, against 83.6% and 0.8% in July 2026.

Provenance

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