LIH to SAN flight delays
Lihue, HI (LIH) San Diego, CA (SAN) · 2,676 miles
284 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
73.82%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
2.82%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
59 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
17 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In February it ran 46.7 points more punctual than in December — 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 route has been getting better. The later months in the record run 22.5 points more punctual than the earlier ones, which usually means a schedule that was too tight has been given more room.
Cancellation, not delay, is the risk worth pricing here: 2.82% of scheduled flights never operated. A late flight still gets you there. A cancelled one leaves you rebooking, and on a route with few daily departures that can mean losing a day.
This route does worse than its own airport. LIH as a whole runs 12 points more punctual than these flights, which points at something specific to the route — the time of day it is scheduled, or the aircraft that feed it — rather than the airport.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, Alaska Airlines arrived on time most often on LIH to SAN. Flights ran closest to schedule in February and worst in November.
Every airline on LIH to SAN
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 | 284 | 73.82% | 2.82% | 59 min | D |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
SAN to LIH San Diego back to Lihue 79.86% on time COther routes from Lihue
Common questions
Are flights from Lihue to San Diego usually delayed?
73.82% of flights on the LIH to SAN 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 Lihue to San Diego?
Only Alaska Airlines appears in the published record on this route, with 284 flights and 73.82% arriving on time.
How often are LIH to SAN flights cancelled?
2.82% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 28 in every thousand. That is high enough that cancellation, not delay, is the risk worth planning around.
What is the best month to fly Lihue to San Diego?
February, when 100% of flights arrived on time. The worst was December at 53.3%.
When LIH to SAN flights are late, how late are they?
About 59 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 SAN 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 →