Route · SLC → HNL · 2020–2025 BTS data
Salt Lake City to Honolulu
According to PlainFlights' route traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), SLC to HNL (Salt Lake City to Honolulu) ranks #3508 of 4927 tracked domestic routes by total flights (most flights = #1).
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 79.4%
- On-time
- +0.4 pts
- vs US avg
- 105 min
- Delay when late
- 2,535
- Flights
- #3508 of 4927
- Corpus placement
Cancelled
0.7%
Best Month
Jun 2024 93%
Worst Month
Dec 2024 60%
Distance
2,994 mi
Carriers
3
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 89 | 25 | 0 | 0 | DL,HA |
| Nov 2025 | 76 | 9 | 0 | 0 | HA,DL |
| Oct 2025 | 62 | 10 | 0 | 0 | DL,HA |
| Sep 2025 | 60 | 12 | 2 | 0 | DL,HA |
| Aug 2025 | 62 | 10 | 0 | 1 | HA,DL |
| Jul 2025 | 62 | 9 | 0 | 1 | DL,HA |
| Jun 2025 | 60 | 11 | 0 | 0 | DL,HA |
| May 2025 | 62 | 9 | 1 | 0 | DL,HA |
| Apr 2025 | 73 | 11 | 0 | 0 | HA,DL |
| Mar 2025 | 92 | 19 | 1 | 0 | DL,HA |
| Feb 2025 | 76 | 19 | 0 | 2 | DL,HA |
| Jan 2025 | 85 | 15 | 1 | 1 | DL,HA |
| Dec 2024 | 89 | 36 | 0 | 1 | DL,HA |
| Nov 2024 | 69 | 15 | 0 | 0 | HA,DL |
| Oct 2024 | 62 | 7 | 2 | 0 | DL,HA |
| Sep 2024 | 60 | 16 | 1 | 0 | DL,HA |
| Aug 2024 | 62 | 10 | 0 | 0 | DL,HA |
| Jul 2024 | 62 | 7 | 2 | 0 | DL,HA |
| Jun 2024 | 60 | 4 | 0 | 0 | DL,HA |
| May 2024 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 0 | DL,HA |
| Apr 2024 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Mar 2024 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Jan 2024 | 31 | 16 | 0 | 0 | DL |
| Dec 2023 | 31 | 12 | 0 | 0 | DL |
SLC–HNL seasonal on-time pattern
Best: October (86.6%) · weakest: December (66.5%)
Strongest calendar month
October
86.6% on-time · ~43 flights/mo
Busiest calendar month
February
~76 flights/mo avg
Weakest calendar month
December
66.5% on-time · ~54 flights/mo
Cancellation Rate
0.7%
10 of 1,493 flights
Diversion Rate
0.4%
6 of 1,493 flights
Explore origin & destination
On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
SLC - Salt Lake City
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Salt Lake City, UT.
SLC on-time profileHNL - Honolulu
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Honolulu, HI.
HNL on-time profileCompare the two airports
See SLC and HNL side by side on delays, cancellations, and reliability.
Compare SLC vs HNLOrigin-hub reliability standing
Mid-pack among SLC departures
From SLC, this corridor sits with 31 other 75–85% on-time routes out of 85 tracked departures, not the hub's reliability leaders (54 at ≥85%) and not the softest ( 0 below 75%). Destination: Honolulu · fleet on-time rank #3388 of 4927.
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What the Data Says About SLC to HNL
2,535 tracked flights put the SLC to HNL pairing (Salt Lake City to Honolulu) at a 79.4% on-time rate, squarely in line with the wider network. Delays that do occur run 105.1 minutes on average. Across the 2,994-mile route and its 3 carriers, the trailing 24 months show 0.7% cancelled and 0.4% diverted (1,493 flights sampled).
The monthly split is wide on this route: Jun 2024 posted the strongest performance at 93% on-time, while Dec 2024 came in at just 60% - a 34-point swing worth factoring into travel timing.
On the multi-year calendar, SLC–HNL peaks in October at 86.6% on-time while February carries the heaviest traffic (~76 flights per month) ; the softest month is December at 66.5%, a 20.1-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 SLC–HNL data
SLC–HNL is mid-pack at 79.4% on-time; month and carrier mix move more than the corridor headline.
- Compare SLC and HNL airport profiles: delay causes and top routes differ even on the same corridor. SLC airport
- If your dates flex, October (86.6% on-time) beats December (66.5%) on this corridor. Seasonal chart
- 4 other routes post a similar 79.4% 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.
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