OGG to HNL flight delays

OGG HNL Kahului to Daniel K. Inouye · 100 miles

33,585 flights were scheduled from OGG to HNL over July 2023 through June 2026. Of the 33,206 that made the trip, 87.1% 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
33,585
Arrived on time
87.1%
Cancelled
1.1%
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 OGG–HNL, 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 85.7% 39 min 1.1% 19,464
Southwest Airlines 93.3% 47 min 0.8% 10,614
Alaska Airlines 75.8% 43 min 1.7% 3,507

Month by month

January was the month to avoid on OGG–HNL: 81% of flights arrived on time, against 93.8% 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, 87.1%.
Arrival on-time share, OGG to HNL, by calendar month
Month Share flights that arrived on time Flights
January 81% 2,885
February 83.8% 2,615
March 84.8% 2,799
April 85.7% 2,629
May 87% 2,695
June 88.7% 2,594
July 87.2% 3,007
August 90.4% 3,021
September 93.8% 2,835
October 87.5% 2,889
November 90% 2,757
December 84.6% 2,859

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.

OGG to HNL in one number

OGG → HNL

When a flight on this route was late, it was late by about 41 min.

July 2023–June 2026 · 33,585 flights

87.1% of flights arrived on time

Questions about OGG to HNL

Which airline is most reliable from OGG to HNL?
Southwest Airlines — its flights on this pairing arrived on time 93.3% of the time, with 10,614 scheduled. Alaska Airlines came in at 75.8% over 3,507 scheduled. Airlines with fewer than 100 flights on the route are not rated.
What is the worst month to fly OGG to HNL?
January, at 81% of arrivals on time, with 2,885 flights scheduled. September was the best of the year at 93.8%.
How late are OGG–HNL flights when they are late?
41 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 OGG to HNL flight cancelled?
1.1% 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 HNL 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.