Route · EWR → HNL · 2020–2025 BTS data
Newark to Honolulu
According to PlainFlights' route traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), EWR to HNL (Newark to Honolulu) ranks #4653 of 4927 tracked domestic routes by total flights (most flights = #1).
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 80.7%
- On-time
- +1.7 pts
- vs US avg
- 73 min
- Delay when late
- 799
- Flights
- #4653 of 4927
- Corpus placement
Cancelled
1.2%
Best Month
N/A
Worst Month
N/A
Distance
4,962 mi
Carriers
1
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2024 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 1 | UA |
| Jan 2024 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 2 | UA |
| Dec 2023 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| Nov 2023 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | UA |
| Oct 2023 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 0 | UA |
| May 2023 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| Apr 2023 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 0 | UA |
| Mar 2023 | 31 | 12 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| Jan 2023 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| Dec 2022 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| Nov 2022 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 1 | UA |
| Oct 2022 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 0 | UA |
| Sep 2022 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 1 | UA |
| Aug 2022 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| Jul 2022 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| Apr 2022 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| Mar 2022 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | UA |
| Jan 2022 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 0 | UA |
| Dec 2021 | 31 | 12 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| Nov 2021 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| Oct 2021 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| Sep 2021 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | UA |
| Aug 2021 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | UA |
| Jul 2021 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 0 | UA |
EWR–HNL seasonal on-time pattern
Best: August (93.5%) · weakest: April (75.0%)
Strongest calendar month
August
93.5% on-time · ~31 flights/mo
Busiest calendar month
January
~31 flights/mo avg
Weakest calendar month
April
75.0% on-time · ~30 flights/mo
Cancellation Rate
1.2%
9 of 737 flights
Diversion Rate
0.8%
6 of 737 flights
Explore origin & destination
On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
EWR - Newark
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Newark, NJ.
EWR on-time profileHNL - Honolulu
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Honolulu, HI.
HNL on-time profileCompare the two airports
See EWR and HNL side by side on delays, cancellations, and reliability.
Compare EWR vs HNLOrigin-hub reliability standing
Mid-pack among EWR departures
From EWR, this corridor sits with 60 other 75–85% on-time routes out of 74 tracked departures, not the hub's reliability leaders (5 at ≥85%) and not the softest ( 9 below 75%). Destination: Honolulu · fleet on-time rank #2847 of 4927.
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What the Data Says About EWR to HNL
799 tracked flights put the EWR to HNL pairing (Newark to Honolulu) at a 80.7% on-time rate, squarely in line with the wider network. Delays that do occur run 72.9 minutes on average. Across the 4,962-mile route and its 1 carrier, the trailing 24 months show 1.2% cancelled and 0.8% diverted (737 flights sampled).
Monthly performance data for this route did not show a clear best/worst split in the sample window; review the monthly table above for period-by-period detail.
On the multi-year calendar, EWR–HNL peaks in August at 93.5% on-time while January carries the heaviest traffic (~31 flights per month) ; the softest month is April at 75.0%, a 18.5-point swing that repeats because the corridor's weather and holiday mix stays stable year to year.
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Data source
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.
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Using EWR–HNL data
EWR–HNL is mid-pack at 80.7% on-time; month and carrier mix move more than the corridor headline.
- Compare EWR and HNL airport profiles: delay causes and top routes differ even on the same corridor. EWR airport
- If your dates flex, August (93.5% on-time) beats April (75.0%) on this corridor. Seasonal chart
- 4 other routes post a similar 80.7% on-time rate; compare before you commit to this pairing. Similar routes
On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers on this origin–destination pair, not any single flight or booking recommendation.
Every figure on PlainFlights is rendered directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page aggregates this specific route's on-time performance and monthly trend, live from the dataset. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.