American 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 74.6% for American.

Hawaiian cancelled fewer flights (0.7% vs 2.2%), and late flights averaged 85 minutes late on American vs 56 on Hawaiian.

On the 8 routes both airlines fly regularly, American had the better on-time record on 5 and Hawaiian on 3.

American vs Hawaiian: key numbers

Last 12 months, all flights each airline operated.

AmericanHawaiian

On-time arrivals74.6%81.8%

On-time departures73.6%83.5%

Cancelled2.2%0.7%

Diverted0.4%0.1%

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

AmericanHawaiian

60%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.

AmericanHawaiian

Airline (carrier)33.7%65.1%

Weather5.6%2.3%

Air traffic system (NAS)13.6%1.3%

Security0.1%0.4%

Late-arriving aircraft46.9%30.9%

8 routes where each airline had at least 100 completed flights in the last 12 months. Better on-time rate in bold.

Route	American on time	Hawaiian on time	American flights	Hawaiian flights
HNL → LAX	83.0%	64.6%	1,183	505
LAX → HNL	76.6%	66.2%	1,183	504
HNL → PHX	85.0%	71.0%	587	153
PHX → HNL	78.5%	84.3%	587	153
LAX → OGG	80.0%	84.2%	580	153
OGG → LAX	83.4%	60.5%	580	153
LAX → LIH	75.7%	88.2%	422	153
LIH → LAX	85.3%	64.7%	422	153