DFW to HNL flight delays
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW) Honolulu, HI (HNL) · 3,784 miles
640 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
67.2%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
1.09%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
101 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
34 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In November it ran 40.9 points more punctual than in April — a difference bigger than the one between the best and worst airlines on most routes. If the date is flexible, it is worth more than the carrier.
The two directions do not behave alike. HNL to DFW arrives on time 10.8 points more often than the outbound. Delay accumulates through the flying day, so whichever direction is scheduled later tends to carry the worse record — which is an argument for booking the morning departure if the choice exists.
This is a late route. Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth to Honolulu miss their scheduled arrival often enough that a tight connection at the far end is a connection at risk.
Only American Airlines flies this route in the published record, so there is no choice to weigh — the route's figures and the airline's are the same figures.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, American Airlines arrived on time most often on DFW to HNL. Flights ran closest to schedule in November and worst in April.
Every airline on DFW to HNL
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines | 640 | 67.2% | 1.09% | 101 min | D |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
Other routes from Dallas/Fort Worth
Common questions
Are flights from Dallas/Fort Worth to Honolulu usually delayed?
67.2% of flights on the DFW to HNL route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 3 in every ten arrived late. That is worse than the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from Dallas/Fort Worth to Honolulu?
Only American Airlines appears in the published record on this route, with 640 flights and 67.2% arriving on time.
How often are DFW to HNL flights cancelled?
1.09% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 11 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Dallas/Fort Worth to Honolulu?
November, when 79.2% of flights arrived on time. The worst was April at 38.3%.
When DFW to HNL flights are late, how late are they?
About 101 minutes on average across the flights that arrived more than 15 minutes behind schedule.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on DFW to HNL during January 2025 – August 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →