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HNL Honolulu / ANC Anchorage

HNL → ANC on time

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

On time
73%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
0.5%
438 flights
Typical arrival
−5 min
median vs schedule
When late
+59 min
average delay
Flights / day
1
1 airline

73% of flights from Honolulu to Anchorage arrived on time over the past 12 months. That is worse than the typical U.S. route. 9% 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 HNL → ANC: when a flight was late, it was under 45 minutes late 52% of the time. About 1 in 11 flights landed an hour or more late, and 1 in 110 three hours or more; 0.5% 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 Airlines43873%0.5%−5 min8.9%+59 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 HNL). Delays build through the day as late planes knock on, so early flights usually do best.

40%70%100%4 p.m. departures: too few flights (46 flights)4p5 p.m. departures: too few flights (60 flights)5p6 p.m. departures: too few flights6p7 p.m. departures: too few flights7p8 p.m. departures: too few flights (11 flights)8p9 p.m. departures: 72% on time (140 flights)729p10 p.m. departures: too few flights (89 flights)10p11 p.m. departures: too few flights (92 flights)11p
HNL → ANC, 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: March (75%). Worst: January (61%).

40%70%100%Jan: 61% on time (115 flights)61JanFeb: 74% on time (105 flights)74FebMar: 75% on time (105 flights)75MarApr: 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: 63% on time (113 flights)63Dec

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.

Late inbound plane 59%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 18%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 17%Severe weather 7%

Cancellations: airline 2

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 509:11 p.m.29979%0.3%−6 minAlaska Airlines

Questions

How often are flights from HNL to ANC on time?

73% of 438 scheduled flights from Honolulu, HI to Anchorage, AK arrived within 15 minutes of schedule between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.5% were cancelled.

What month has the most delays from HNL to ANC?

January (61% on time). The best month is March (75%), 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.