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Route · 12 months to July 2026
Lihue to Sacramento: on-time record
Lihue Airport to Sacramento International
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; this is a monthly history, not live flight status.
In the 12 months to July 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 209 flights from Lihue (LIH) to Sacramento (SMF), a distance of 2,508 miles. 80.4% of them arrived within 15 minutes of schedule.
That is 4.4 points above the national on-time share of 76.0% for the same period and 3.3 points below the 83.7% recorded for all departures from LIH. Flights that did arrive were 5.2 min late on average, and 0.0% of scheduled flights were cancelled (national: 1.8%).
2 reporting carriers flew the route at least 60 times. Alaska Airlines had the highest on-time share at 85.2% of 122 flights; Hawaiian Airlines had the lowest at 73.6% of 87.
By scheduled departure hour (local time at LIH), flights leaving from 10 am to 11 am had the highest on-time share, 82.1%; those leaving from 12 pm to 1 pm had the lowest, 77.8%.
The on-time share is up 3.4 points on the previous 12 months (77.0%); cancellations moved from 1.0% to 0.0%.
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category on this route, air carrier 55%, late-arriving aircraft 38% and extreme weather 5%.
- On time 80.4%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 19.1%
- Cancelled 0.0%
- Diverted 0.5%
Airlines on the route compared
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS Alaska Airlines | 122 | 58% | 85.2% | 3.8 min | 0.0% |
| HA Hawaiian Airlines | 87 | 42% | 73.6% | 7.3 min | 0.0% |
Carriers with at least 24 flights in the 12 months to July 2026. The on-time pill is green when a carrier is at or above the route's overall share. Regional carriers operate flights sold under larger airlines' brands; BTS lists the carrier that operated the flight.
Compared with the airports and the nation
| Measure | LIH to SMF | All departures from LIH | All arrivals at SMF | All reported flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrived on time | 80.4% | 83.7% | 79.4% | 76.0% |
| Arrived 15+ minutes late | 19.1% | 15.0% | 19.8% | 21.9% |
| Cancelled | 0.0% | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.8% |
| Diverted | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| Average arrival delay | 5.2 min | 0.9 min | 3.9 min | 8.1 min |
| Delay minutes per 100 flights | 1,215 | 896 | 1,214 | 1,684 |
| Scheduled flights | 209 | 15,814 | 56,302 | 7,043,858 |
12 months to July 2026. Delay minutes count late arrivals only (an early arrival is zero), so the per-100-flights row is a normalised total rather than an average of early and late.
The return direction, SMF to LIH, recorded 84.3% on time across 210 flights in the same period.
Month by month
Year on year: on time 80.4% against 77.0% (+3.4 pts), cancelled 0.0% against 1.0%, flights 209 against 209.
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Seasonality
| Calendar month | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg arrival delay | Years in sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36 | 72.2% | 2.8% | 19.6 min | 2 |
| Feb | 32 | 68.8% | 0.0% | 31.8 min | 2 |
| Mar | 35 | 71.4% | 0.0% | 10.9 min | 2 |
| Apr | 34 | 76.5% | 0.0% | 10.6 min | 2 |
| May | 41 | 78.0% | 0.0% | 15.8 min | 3 |
| Jun | 51 | 92.2% | 0.0% | -1.1 min | 3 |
| Jul | 53 | 88.7% | 0.0% | -1.1 min | 3 |
| Aug | 36 | 86.1% | 2.8% | -8.5 min | 2 |
| Sep | 34 | 88.2% | 0.0% | 6.7 min | 2 |
| Oct | 36 | 75.0% | 0.0% | 5.5 min | 2 |
| Nov | 34 | 76.5% | 0.0% | 4.4 min | 2 |
| Dec | 35 | 80.0% | 0.0% | 14.5 min | 2 |
Each calendar month summed across the 36 months on file, so most rows combine three years. The pill compares the month with the route's own 12-month share.
Other routes from Lihue (LIH)
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIH–HNL | Lihue to Honolulu | 7,725 | 83.1% | 3.2 min | 1.5% |
| LIH–LAX | Lihue to Los Angeles | 1,578 | 83.1% | 0.3 min | 0.6% |
| LIH–OGG | Lihue to Kahului | 1,460 | 82.6% | 4.5 min | 0.1% |
| LIH–SEA | Lihue to Seattle | 1,094 | 81.8% | -2.6 min | 1.9% |
| LIH–SFO | Lihue to San Francisco | 898 | 85.1% | -3.6 min | 1.0% |
| LIH–OAK | Lihue to Oakland | 660 | 87.9% | -5.0 min | 0.3% |
| LIH–PHX | Lihue to Phoenix | 384 | 92.2% | -0.5 min | 0.3% |
| LIH–DEN | Lihue to Denver | 379 | 93.1% | -21.0 min | 2.6% |
All 14 routes and the airport record for LIH · airport record for SMF
Questions and answers
How often are flights from Lihue to Sacramento on time?
80.4% of the 209 flights scheduled from LIH to SMF in the 12 months to July 2026 arrived less than 15 minutes after their scheduled time. The national share for the same period was 76.0%. Cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time.
Which airline has the highest on-time share from LIH to SMF?
Among reporting carriers with at least 60 flights on the route, Alaska Airlines had the highest on-time share (85.2%), followed by Hawaiian Airlines (73.6%). Differences of a point or two on a few hundred flights are small.
What causes delays between Lihue and Sacramento?
For flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late, carriers attributed the delay minutes as follows: air carrier 55%, late-arriving aircraft 38%, extreme weather 5%, national aviation system 2%, security 0%. The categories are the carriers' own reports to BTS; weather that slows the wider system is usually recorded under the National Aviation System rather than extreme weather.
What time of day has the highest on-time share from LIH?
Flights scheduled to leave LIH from 10 am to 11 am arrived on time 82.1% of the time, the highest of any hour with enough flights to compare. The lowest was 12 pm to 1 pm at 77.8%. Delays tend to build through the day as late aircraft carry over to later flights.
Is it getting better?
The on-time share for the 12 months to July 2026 was 80.4%, up 3.4 points on the previous 12 months (77.0%). The monthly chart on this page shows each of the last 36 months.
Where does this data come from?
Every figure is computed from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance files, which list each scheduled domestic flight by the carriers required to report. This page covers August 2023 to July 2026. It shows totals and averages only; it is not a live flight-status service.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (1987 to present), monthly files August 2023 to July 2026, a US government work in the public domain. Figures are totals and averages over all scheduled flights by reporting carriers on the route; no individual flight or aircraft is identified. Times are local to the departure airport. The load factor and passenger counts from the BTS T-100 series are not included in this edition. See the methodology; report processing errors through corrections.