PHX to HNL flight delays
Phoenix, AZ (PHX) Honolulu, HI (HNL) · 2,917 miles
1,317 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
81.43%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0.15%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
72 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
14 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In September it ran 31.7 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.
Which airline you fly changes the odds here. Hawaiian Airlines arrived on time 6.3 points more often than American Airlines over the same period on the same route — same airports, same weather, same air traffic control. A gap that survives all of that is about how the two airlines are run.
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 72 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.
The Phoenix to Honolulu route sits close to the middle of the record — neither notably punctual nor notably late.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, Hawaiian Airlines arrived on time most often on PHX to HNL. American Airlines was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in September and worst in April.
Every airline on PHX 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 | 587 | 79.58% | 0.17% | 78 min | B |
| Southwest Airlines | 365 | 81.99% | 0% | 37 min | B |
| Hawaiian Airlines | 184 | 85.87% | 0% | 147 min | A |
| Alaska Airlines | 181 | 81.67% | 0.55% | 59 min | B |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
HNL to PHX Honolulu back to Phoenix 85.01% on time BOther routes from Phoenix
Common questions
Are flights from Phoenix to Honolulu usually delayed?
81.43% of flights on the PHX to HNL route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 2 in every ten arrived late. That is better than the average route in this record.
Which airline is most on time from Phoenix to Honolulu?
Hawaiian Airlines, at 85.87% on time across 184 flights. The least punctual on the route was American Airlines at 79.58%.
How often are PHX to HNL flights cancelled?
0.15% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 2 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Phoenix to Honolulu?
September, when 88% of flights arrived on time. The worst was April at 56.3%.
When PHX to HNL flights are late, how late are they?
About 72 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 PHX 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 →