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ANC Anchorage / HNL Honolulu

ANC → HNL on time

Ted Stevens Anchorage (Anchorage, AK) to Honolulu (Honolulu, HI). Every scheduled flight, September 2025 to August 2026.

On time
80%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
0.2%
438 flights
Typical arrival
−8 min
median vs schedule
When late
+62 min
average delay
Flights / day
1
1 airline

80% of flights from Anchorage to Honolulu arrived on time over the past 12 months. That is about the typical U.S. route. 7% of flights arrived more than an hour late or not at all.

How late?

The on-time rate treats a flight 20 minutes late the same as one 5 hours late. Here's the split for ANC → HNL: when a flight was late, it was under 45 minutes late 57% of the time. About 1 in 15 flights landed an hour or more late, and 1 in 110 three hours or more; 0.2% were cancelled outright.

Share of all 438 scheduled flights, past 12 months, by arrival time against schedule.

By airline

AirlineFlightsOn timeCancelledTypical arrival1h+ lateAvg when lateOperated by
Alaska Airlines43880%0.2%−8 min6.8%+62 minAlaska Airlines

Airline = the name on the ticket. Regional flights (e.g. "Delta Connection") count under the ticketing airline, and the operator is listed.

Best time of day to fly

On-time rate by scheduled departure hour (local time at ANC). Delays build through the day as late planes knock on, so early flights usually do best.

40%70%100%12 a.m. departures: too few flights (20 flights)12a1 a.m. departures: too few flights1a2 a.m. departures: too few flights2a3 a.m. departures: too few flights3a4 a.m. departures: too few flights4a5 a.m. departures: too few flights5a6 a.m. departures: too few flights6a7 a.m. departures: too few flights7a8 a.m. departures: too few flights (36 flights)8a9 a.m. departures: too few flights (50 flights)9a10 a.m. departures: too few flights10a11 a.m. departures: too few flights11anoon departures: too few flights12p1 p.m. departures: too few flights1p2 p.m. departures: too few flights2p3 p.m. departures: too few flights (25 flights)3p4 p.m. departures: 80% on time (215 flights)804p5 p.m. departures: too few flights5p6 p.m. departures: too few flights (59 flights)6p7 p.m. departures: too few flights (33 flights)7p
ANC → HNL, share of flights arriving on time, by departure hour. Hours with under 100 flights are greyed out.
82%+ on time76–82%68–76%under 68%too few flights

By month

Each calendar month pooled over 2023–2026. Best: February (90%). Worst: January (71%).

40%70%100%Jan: 71% on time (115 flights)71JanFeb: 90% on time (105 flights)90FebMar: 72% on time (105 flights)72MarApr: too few flights (90 flights)AprMay: too few flights (93 flights)MayJun: too few flights (90 flights)JunJul: too few flights (93 flights)JulAug: too few flights (91 flights)AugSep: too few flights (90 flights)SepOct: too few flights (93 flights)OctNov: too few flights (90 flights)NovDec: 74% on time (114 flights)74Dec

By day of week

DayFlightsOn timeCancelled
Monday68——
Tuesday52——
Wednesday65——
Thursday52——
Friday67——
Saturday67——
Sunday67——

Why flights were late

Share of delay minutes on flights 15+ minutes late, as reported to BTS by the airlines.

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 38%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 33%Late inbound plane 24%Severe weather 5%

Cancellations: airline 1

Month by month

Not enough months with data to draw a trend.

Flight numbers on this route

Regular flights with at least 120 scheduled trips in the past year. Sorted by departure time.

FlightDepartsFlightsOn timeCancelledTypical arrivalOperated by
AS 494:00 p.m.31883%0.3%−9 minAlaska Airlines

Questions

How often are flights from ANC to HNL on time?

80% of 438 scheduled flights from Anchorage, AK to Honolulu, HI arrived within 15 minutes of schedule between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.2% were cancelled.

What month has the most delays from ANC to HNL?

January (71% on time). The best month is February (90%), over 2023–2026.

Related

Domestic flights by the airlines that report to the U.S. DOT, plus their regional partners. "On time" means arriving less than 15 minutes after schedule; cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time. Past performance is a guide, not a forecast. Method.