Route · HNL → ATL · 2020–2025 BTS data
Honolulu to Atlanta
According to PlainFlights' route traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), HNL to ATL (Honolulu to Atlanta) ranks #4073 of 4927 tracked domestic routes by total flights (most flights = #1).
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 81.8%
- On-time
- +2.8 pts
- vs US avg
- 74 min
- Delay when late
- 1,606
- Flights
- #4073 of 4927
- Corpus placement
Cancelled
0.8%
Best Month
N/A
Worst Month
N/A
Distance
4,502 mi
Carriers
1
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 44 | 14 | 1 | 0 | DL |
| Nov 2025 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Oct 2025 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Sep 2025 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Aug 2025 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Jul 2025 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Jun 2025 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| May 2025 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 0 | DL |
| Apr 2025 | 30 | 14 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Mar 2025 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 0 | DL |
| Jan 2025 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Dec 2024 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Nov 2024 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | DL |
| Oct 2024 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Sep 2024 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Aug 2024 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Jul 2024 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Jun 2024 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| May 2024 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 0 | DL |
| Apr 2024 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Mar 2024 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Jan 2024 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Dec 2023 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Nov 2023 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | DL |
HNL–ATL seasonal on-time pattern
Best: August (90.3%) · weakest: April (75.0%)
Strongest calendar month
August
90.3% on-time · ~31 flights/mo
Busiest calendar month
December
~34 flights/mo avg
Weakest calendar month
April
75.0% on-time · ~30 flights/mo
Cancellation Rate
0.8%
6 of 748 flights
Diversion Rate
0.0%
0 of 748 flights
Explore origin & destination
On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
HNL - Honolulu
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Honolulu, HI.
HNL on-time profileATL - Atlanta
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Atlanta, GA.
ATL on-time profileCompare the two airports
See HNL and ATL side by side on delays, cancellations, and reliability.
Compare HNL vs ATLOrigin-hub reliability standing
Mid-pack among HNL departures
From HNL, this corridor sits with 11 other 75–85% on-time routes out of 27 tracked departures, not the hub's reliability leaders (13 at ≥85%) and not the softest ( 3 below 75%). Destination: Atlanta · fleet on-time rank #2434 of 4927.
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What the Data Says About HNL to ATL
1,606 tracked flights put the HNL to ATL pairing (Honolulu to Atlanta) at a 81.8% on-time rate, squarely in line with the wider network. Delays that do occur run 73.5 minutes on average. Across the 4,502-mile route and its 1 carrier, the trailing 24 months show 0.8% cancelled and 0.0% diverted (748 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, HNL–ATL peaks in August at 90.3% on-time while December carries the heaviest traffic (~34 flights per month) ; the softest month is April at 75.0%, a 15.3-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 HNL–ATL data
HNL–ATL is mid-pack at 81.8% on-time; month and carrier mix move more than the corridor headline.
- Compare HNL and ATL airport profiles: delay causes and top routes differ even on the same corridor. HNL airport
- If your dates flex, August (90.3% on-time) beats April (75.0%) on this corridor. Seasonal chart
- 4 other routes post a similar 81.8% 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.