HNL to ITO flight delays
Honolulu, HI (HNL) Hilo, HI (ITO) · 216 miles
523 flights · March 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
85.41%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
1.72%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
30 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
7 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
This is a thin route — 523 flights across the whole period. On a route this infrequent a cancellation is far more costly than the rate suggests, because the next departure may not be the same day.
Flights from Honolulu to Hilo keep to schedule more reliably than most. On a route this punctual the day you fly matters more than the airline you pick.
The 2 airlines here are separated by under 6 points — close enough to call a tie. Choose on price and departure time.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over March 2025 – August 2026, Southwest Airlines arrived on time most often on HNL to ITO. Alaska Airlines was late most often.
Every airline on HNL to ITO
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Airlines | 373 | 83.84% | 2.14% | 29 min | B |
| Southwest Airlines | 150 | 89.26% | 0.67% | 33 min | A |
The return leg
ITO to HNL Hilo back to Honolulu 84.63% on time BOther routes from Honolulu
Common questions
Are flights from Honolulu to Hilo usually delayed?
85.41% of flights on the HNL to ITO route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 1 in every ten arrived late. That is better than the average route in this record.
Which airline is most on time from Honolulu to Hilo?
Southwest Airlines, at 89.26% on time across 150 flights. The least punctual on the route was Alaska Airlines at 83.84%.
How often are HNL to ITO flights cancelled?
1.72% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 17 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
When HNL to ITO flights are late, how late are they?
About 30 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 HNL to ITO during March 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 →