HNL to OGG flight delays

HNL OGG Daniel K. Inouye to Kahului · 100 miles

33,576 flights were scheduled from HNL to OGG over July 2023 through June 2026. Of the 33,251 that made the trip, 88.1% reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. These are arrival figures: “on time” means the flight reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Arrivals are what decide whether you make the connection, so route and airline pages are scored on them rather than on pushback.

Data through June 2026 · Bureau of Transportation Statistics

The route in brief

Flights in the window
33,576
Arrived on time
88.1%
Cancelled
0.9%
Scheduled distance
100 miles

Cancellations are counted against everything scheduled. Diverted flights are counted with them rather than as very late arrivals, which is why the on-time share and the cancellation rate do not add up to everything that happened.

Airline by airline

Airlines with at least 100 flights on HNL–OGG, busiest first. Same route, same weather, same air traffic — which makes this the fairest comparison on the site.

Airline Arrived on time Typical delay Cancelled Flights
Hawaiian Airlines 87.1% 36 min 0.9% 19,458
Southwest Airlines 93.6% 43 min 0.7% 10,614
Alaska Airlines 76.9% 39 min 1.6% 3,504

Month by month

January was the month to avoid on HNL–OGG: 84% of flights arrived on time, against 94.2% in September. Each bar pools three years of that calendar month.

Share of flights that arrived on time, by calendar month. Best month in green, worst in amber. The hairline sits at the overall rate, 88.1%.
Arrival on-time share, HNL to OGG, by calendar month
Month Share flights that arrived on time Flights
January 84% 2,876
February 85.7% 2,613
March 85.8% 2,799
April 86.7% 2,627
May 88.2% 2,693
June 88% 2,593
July 87.2% 3,009
August 91.1% 3,005
September 94.2% 2,833
October 88.1% 2,890
November 91.5% 2,760
December 86.5% 2,878

Both ends of the route

A route’s record is built out of two airports’ habits. The hour-by-hour grid for each is on its own page.

HNL to OGG in one number

HNL → OGG

When a flight on this route was late, it was late by about 38 min.

July 2023–June 2026 · 33,576 flights

88.1% of flights arrived on time

Questions about HNL to OGG

Which airline is most reliable from HNL to OGG?
Southwest Airlines — its flights on this pairing arrived on time 93.6% of the time, with 10,614 scheduled. Alaska Airlines came in at 76.9% over 3,504 scheduled. Airlines with fewer than 100 flights on the route are not rated.
What is the worst month to fly HNL to OGG?
January, at 84% of arrivals on time, with 2,876 flights scheduled. September was the best of the year at 94.2%.
How late are HNL–OGG flights when they are late?
38 min on average, counting only the flights that arrived 15 minutes or more behind schedule. The on-time flights are left out of that average on purpose — mixing them in would flatter it.
How often is the HNL to OGG flight cancelled?
0.9% of scheduled flights on this route were cancelled, July 2023 through June 2026. Diverted flights are counted with the cancellations rather than as late arrivals.
Are these departure or arrival numbers?
Arrival. A flight counts as on time here if it reached the gate at OGG less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Airport pages score departures instead, because that is the number you can act on when you pick a booking time.