LIH to PHX flight delays
Lihue, HI (LIH) Phoenix, AZ (PHX) · 2,979 miles
384 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
92.67%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0.26%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
276 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
21 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The shape of the lateness matters here. Flights on this route are not late often, but when they are late they are late by about 276 minutes — long enough to lose a connection or an evening. The on-time percentage looks reassuring and understates the consequence of being on the wrong flight.
Flights from Lihue to Phoenix are among the most dependable in the record. A route this punctual is usually a short hop between airports with slots to spare.
The two directions do not behave alike. PHX to LIH arrives on time 10.6 points less 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.
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 LIH to PHX. Flights ran closest to schedule in April and worst in March.
Every airline on LIH to PHX
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 | 384 | 92.67% | 0.26% | 276 min | A |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
PHX to LIH Phoenix back to Lihue 82.11% on time BOther routes from Lihue
Common questions
Are flights from Lihue to Phoenix usually delayed?
92.67% of flights on the LIH to PHX 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 airlines fly from Lihue to Phoenix?
Only American Airlines appears in the published record on this route, with 384 flights and 92.67% arriving on time.
How often are LIH to PHX flights cancelled?
0.26% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 3 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Lihue to Phoenix?
September, when 100% of flights arrived on time. The worst was March at 83.9%.
When LIH to PHX flights are late, how late are they?
About 276 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 LIH to PHX 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 →