Alaska vs Hawaiian: On-Time Performance Compared

Last 12 months · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Data through July 2026 · Last updated October 18, 2026

Hawaiian Airlines has not reported flights to BTS since December 2025. Figures cover its flights up to then.

Over the last 12 months 81.8% of Hawaiian flights arrived on time, compared with 79.6% for Alaska.

Hawaiian cancelled fewer flights (0.7% vs 1.2%), and late flights averaged 52 minutes late on Alaska vs 56 on Hawaiian.

On the 62 routes both airlines fly regularly, Alaska had the better on-time record on 26 and Hawaiian on 36.

Alaska vs Hawaiian: key numbers

Last 12 months, all flights each airline operated.

AlaskaHawaiian

On-time arrivals79.6%81.8%

On-time departures79.9%83.5%

Cancelled1.2%0.7%

Diverted0.3%0.1%

On-time arrival % each month, last 24 months.

AlaskaHawaiian

70%80%90%

Aug ’24Nov ’24Feb ’25May ’25Aug ’25Nov ’25Feb ’26May ’26

Share of each airline’s reported delay minutes by cause, last 12 months.

AlaskaHawaiian

Airline (carrier)33.1%65.1%

Weather4.4%2.3%

Air traffic system (NAS)24.1%1.3%

Security0.4%0.4%

Late-arriving aircraft37.9%30.9%

62 routes where each airline had at least 100 completed flights in the last 12 months; the 25 busiest are shown. Better on-time rate in bold.

Route	Alaska on time	Hawaiian on time	Alaska flights	Hawaiian flights
OGG → HNL	77.0%	85.8%	4,069	3,145
HNL → OGG	77.9%	86.7%	4,066	3,145
LIH → HNL	78.2%	85.1%	3,446	2,509
HNL → LIH	78.2%	87.5%	3,443	2,509
KOA → HNL	77.6%	86.8%	3,231	2,235
HNL → KOA	81.8%	87.8%	3,229	2,235
HNL → ITO	79.2%	87.2%	2,633	1,831
ITO → HNL	74.8%	84.9%	2,630	1,830
HNL → SEA	71.4%	66.5%	1,545	603
SEA → HNL	61.6%	61.2%	1,541	603
OGG → SEA	78.3%	60.5%	1,291	153
SEA → OGG	77.8%	73.9%	1,291	153
HNL → LAX	65.5%	64.6%	914	505
LAX → HNL	65.9%	66.2%	915	504
LAS → HNL	72.9%	68.9%	724	576
HNL → LAS	74.5%	72.7%	723	573
KOA → OGG	82.0%	90.8%	636	459
LIH → OGG	77.9%	87.3%	636	459
OGG → KOA	74.3%	83.0%	636	459
OGG → LIH	66.7%	78.8%	636	459
SAN → HNL	67.1%	64.5%	641	403
HNL → SAN	75.6%	68.3%	640	402
HNL → PDX	77.5%	76.0%	532	379
PDX → HNL	64.2%	57.2%	533	375
SFO → HNL	66.3%	72.4%	423	270