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UA 1221 on time

United Airlines 1221: Honolulu to Los Angeles at 7:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
89%
307 flights · likely 85–92%
Cancelled
1.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−12 min
median vs schedule
When late
+132 min
average delay
Similar flights
88%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 9 UA 1221 flights from Honolulu arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (11%); 1.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 12 minutes early.

UA 1221: HNL → LAX

Scheduled to leave Honolulu at 7:00 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 89% of the time (307 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (88%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Aug 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84AugSep 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93SepOct 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87OctNov 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90NovDec 2025: 97% on time (31 flights)97DecJan 2026: too few flights (6 flights)JanMar 2026: 85% on time (26 flights)85MarApr 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87AprMay 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87MayJun 2026: 97% on time (30 flights)97JunJul 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90JulAug 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4587%
Tuesday4489%
Wednesday4384%
Thursday4391%
Friday4489%
Saturday4489%
Sunday4498%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 49%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 44%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 7%

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Questions

How often is UA 1221 from HNL to LAX late?

United Airlines 1221 from Honolulu, HI to Los Angeles, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 11% of 307 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.0% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check United Airlines for today's flight. Method.