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Lihue, HI

According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Lihue, HI (LIH) ranks #82 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Lihue, HI posts top-quartile on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a high-volume U.S. airport.

Data updated 2026-06-13

86.7%
On-time
Top 18%
on-time, US airports
60 min
Delay when late
0.78%
Cancelled
#82 of 382
Corpus placement
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LIH on-time rate vs. the national average

Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.

0%100%U.S. average79%86.7%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Late Aircraft. Total delay minutes: 590,068.

Late Aircraft 51.6% (304,283 min)
Carrier 34.7% (204,509 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 10.7% (62,964 min)
Weather 2.6% (15,588 min)
Security 0.5% (2,724 min)

LIH - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: September (95.8%) · worst: December (92.1%)

91%92%93%94%95%96% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 92.1%

LIH - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

90%92%94%96%98%100% 202020212022202320242025 97.5% 94% ▼ -3.6%

LIH - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)

Average taxi-out 10.5 min · taxi-in 6.4 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).

9 min10 min11 min12 min13 min Jan 24Dec 25 12.3 min 11.5 min ▼ -6.5%

LIH's average taxi-out (10.5 min) stays shorter than the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Even the heaviest month (January 2024, 12.3 min) is milder than many hubs' typical book.

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Lihue, HI.

Cancellation Rate

0.78%

1,268 of 162,570 flights

Diversion Rate

0.06%

95 of 162,570 flights

Delay Rate

13.3%

21,670 of 162,570 flights

Top Routes from LIH

Busiest routes to and from Lihue, HI.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
HNL (Honolulu) → LIH (Lihue) 42,503 87.2% 102 mi
LIH (Lihue) → HNL (Honolulu) 42,502 86% 102 mi
LIH (Lihue) → LAX (Los Angeles) 8,233 85.5% 2,615 mi
LAX (Los Angeles) → LIH (Lihue) 8,227 87.3% 2,615 mi
LIH (Lihue) → OGG (Kahului) 6,721 86.1% 201 mi
OGG (Kahului) → LIH (Lihue) 6,721 78.5% 201 mi
SEA (Seattle) → LIH (Lihue) 5,275 80.5% 2,701 mi
LIH (Lihue) → SEA (Seattle) 5,273 84.8% 2,701 mi
LIH (Lihue) → OAK (Oakland) 3,419 87.9% 2,457 mi
OAK (Oakland) → LIH (Lihue) 3,419 84.9% 2,457 mi
LIH (Lihue) → SFO (San Francisco) 3,157 91.1% 2,447 mi
SFO (San Francisco) → LIH (Lihue) 3,157 89.7% 2,447 mi
LIH (Lihue) → PHX (Phoenix) 1,940 91.8% 2,979 mi
PHX (Phoenix) → LIH (Lihue) 1,940 83.2% 2,979 mi
DEN (Denver) → LIH (Lihue) 1,682 79.3% 3,414 mi
LIH (Lihue) → DEN (Denver) 1,682 94.2% 3,414 mi
KOA (Kona) → LIH (Lihue) 1,596 92.7% 263 mi
LIH (Lihue) → KOA (Kona) 1,536 80.3% 263 mi
LIH (Lihue) → SJC (San Jose) 1,463 81.7% 2,466 mi
SJC (San Jose) → LIH (Lihue) 1,462 84.1% 2,466 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Lihue, HI, both outside Hawaii so the neighborhoods are not same-state geography. Axes stay disjoint: volume peers exclude the on-time peer set. Same-state compare stays below.

Similar on-time rate

Nearest out-of-state BTS on-time rate (this airport: 86.7%).

College Station/Bryan, TX

College Station/Bryan, TX

86.7% on-time 15,211 flights

Medford, OR

Medford, OR

86.8% on-time 67,186 flights

Yuma, AZ

Yuma, AZ

86.8% on-time 20,032 flights

Vernal, UT

Vernal, UT

86.8% on-time 4,784 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 162,570).

Providence, RI

Providence, RI

160,073 flights 81.2% on-time

Palm Springs, CA

Palm Springs, CA

159,999 flights 83.7% on-time

Knoxville, TN

Knoxville, TN

157,494 flights 81.9% on-time

Des Moines, IA

Des Moines, IA

169,476 flights 82.6% on-time

Other Airports in Hawaii

Compare performance with other Hawaii airports.

HNL 84.6%

Honolulu, HI

Honolulu · 631,778 flights
OGG 84.7%

Kahului, HI

Kahului · 304,696 flights
KOA 86.3%

Kona, HI

Kona · 177,017 flights
ITO 88.2%

Hilo, HI

Hilo · 72,372 flights

LIH delay-share reading

The standout signal at Lihue, HI is the delay mix: Late Aircraft owns 51.6% of 590,068 delay minutes across 162,570 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 86.7% (7.7 pts above the 79% national average), with 21,670 delayed and 1,268 cancelled (0.78%).

Delay minutes concentrate in Late Aircraft (51.6% late-aircraft, 34.7% carrier, 10.7% NAS, 2.6% weather, 0.5% security). As a busy airport, that mix matters more for connection planning than for a thin schedule.

On the multi-year calendar, LIH is strongest in September (95.8% on-time) and weakest in December (92.1%), a 3.7-point swing. Volume peaks in July (~2,467 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to HNL (Honolulu) at 87.2% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.

Statewide aggregates for Hawaii: Hawaii flight data.

Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data (2020–2025). Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods. On-time rates exclude cancelled and diverted flights.

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Using LIH's data

LIH's on-time book is stronger than most peers; the remaining risk sits in the delay mix, not a weak headline rate.

  • Check the busiest route from LIH before you book a connection. See top routes
  • Travel in September rather than December if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns
  • Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 10.5 min here; check the monthly series before a tight connection. Taxi times

On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers at this airport, not any single flight or airline.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) On-Time Performance data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFlights

Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Airline on-time performance and operational reliability · 2025

Every figure on PlainFlights is rendered directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no number is typed in by an editor. Airport figures are computed directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.