Route · SAN → LIH · 2020–2025 BTS data
San Diego to Lihue
The SAN–LIH corridor (San Diego, CA → Lihue, HI) runs ahead of the national average, served by 2 carriers across roughly 2,676 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 84.7%
- On-time
- +5.7 pts
- vs US avg
- 63 min
- Delay when late
- 966
- Flights
Cancelled
0.7%
Best Month
Oct 2021 91%
Worst Month
Oct 2021 91%
Distance
2,676 mi
Carriers
2
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 31 | 13 | 1 | 1 | AS |
| Jul 2025 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | AS |
| Jun 2025 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | AS |
| May 2025 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | AS |
| Apr 2025 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | AS |
| Jul 2024 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | AS |
| Jun 2024 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | AS |
| May 2024 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | AS |
| Apr 2024 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 1 | AS |
| Dec 2023 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | AS |
| Aug 2023 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | AS |
| Jul 2023 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | AS |
| Jun 2023 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | AS |
| Aug 2022 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | AS |
| Jul 2022 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | AS |
| Jun 2022 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | WN,AS |
| May 2022 | 49 | 6 | 0 | 0 | WN,AS |
| Apr 2022 | 48 | 11 | 1 | 0 | WN,AS |
| Mar 2022 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 0 | WN,AS |
| Jan 2022 | 34 | 12 | 0 | 0 | WN,AS |
| Dec 2021 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 2 | WN,AS |
| Nov 2021 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | WN,AS |
| Oct 2021 | 58 | 5 | 2 | 0 | WN,AS |
| Sep 2021 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 0 | WN,AS |
Cancellation Rate
0.7%
6 of 846 flights
Diversion Rate
0.5%
4 of 846 flights
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On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
SAN - San Diego
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for San Diego, CA.
Origin airport →LIH - Lihue
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Lihue, HI.
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What the Data Says About SAN to LIH
Bureau of Transportation Statistics records show San Diego to Lihue (SAN to LIH) running a 84.7% on-time rate over 966 tracked flights, on the stronger end of a typical domestic pairing. When flights do run late, the average delay is 63.4 minutes. The 2,676-mile corridor is served by 2 carriers, and over the last 24 months 0.7% of 846 flights were cancelled, 0.5% diverted.
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.
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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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