Flight profile · United Airlines
UA1296
Lihue, Kauai (LIH) to Los Angeles (LAX) · scheduled 1:13 PM – 9:52 PM
How UA1296 performs
500 operations, 2024-09-26 to 2026-06-30.
UA1296 arrived on time 90.6% of the time, against 85.1% for all LIH → LAX flights — this specific departure is 5.4 percentage points better than the route as a whole.
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 500 operations between 2024-09-26 to 2026-06-30
Against the rest of the route
| On time | Cancelled | Median delay | Severe | Flights | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UA1296 | 90.6% | 0.20% | -10 min | 1.2% | 500 |
| United Airlines on LIH → LAX | 91.0% | 0.29% | -11 min | 1.9% | 1,029 |
| All LIH → LAX flights | 85.1% | 0.67% | -9 min | 3.5% | 4,508 |
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2024-09-26 to 2026-06-30
Other routes UA1296 has flown
A flight number is a slot in a schedule, and carriers reassign it. These are the other city pairs this number served in the analysis period.
| Route | Operated | Flights | On time |
|---|---|---|---|
| IAH→BOS Houston to Boston | 2026-03-10 – 2026-03-24 | 3 | — |
| CLE→ORD Cleveland to Chicago | 2026-02-12 – 2026-03-04 | 18 | — |
| ORD→MIA Chicago to Miami | 2026-02-12 – 2026-03-02 | 12 | — |
| BOS→EWR Boston to Newark | 2025-02-13 – 2026-02-11 | 50 | — |
| EWR→RDU Newark to Raleigh–Durham | 2026-01-08 – 2026-02-09 | 20 | — |
| GEG→SFO Spokane to San Francisco | 2025-08-19 – 2025-08-19 | 1 | — |
| LAX→TPA Los Angeles to Tampa | 2025-06-01 – 2025-06-25 | 25 | — |
| OMA→ORD Omaha to Chicago | 2025-05-05 – 2025-05-05 | 1 | — |
| EWR→MIA Newark to Miami | 2024-03-07 – 2025-03-05 | 42 | — |
| DCA→ORD Washington to Chicago | 2025-01-07 – 2025-02-12 | 32 | — |
| GRR→DEN Grand Rapids to Denver | 2024-08-19 – 2024-09-25 | 38 | — |
| AUS→IAH Austin to Houston | 2024-06-27 – 2024-08-18 | 52 | — |
| ORD→PVD Chicago to Providence/Warwick | 2024-07-04 – 2024-07-04 | 1 | — |
| CVG→ORD Cincinnati / Covington to Chicago | 2024-05-27 – 2024-05-27 | 1 | — |
| EWR→SEA Newark to Seattle | 2024-05-02 – 2024-05-22 | 21 | — |
| EYW→ORD Key West to Chicago | 2024-03-31 – 2024-05-01 | 32 | — |
| RNO→DEN Reno to Denver | 2023-11-28 – 2024-03-06 | 81 | — |
| ORD→RSW Chicago to Fort Myers | 2023-12-21 – 2024-01-08 | 16 | — |
| IND→ORD Indianapolis to Chicago | 2024-01-05 – 2024-01-08 | 3 | — |
| PWM→ORD Portland to Chicago | 2023-12-21 – 2024-01-03 | 7 | — |
| DEN→RDU Denver to Raleigh–Durham | 2023-10-29 – 2023-11-27 | 30 | — |
| AUS→DEN Austin to Denver | 2023-09-29 – 2023-10-27 | 25 | — |
| EWR→AUS Newark to Austin | 2023-09-05 – 2023-09-28 | 24 | — |
| CMH→ORD Columbus to Chicago | 2023-08-01 – 2023-09-04 | 35 | — |
| ORD→SEA Chicago to Seattle | 2023-07-01 – 2023-07-31 | 29 | — |
Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route UA1296 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.
When it goes wrong
The average describes a usual day. This is the day that ruins a connection.
14 min late
against a median of 10 min early
Percentiles over 500 operations. Cancelled and diverted flights have no arrival time and are counted separately rather than as very late arrivals.
Why UA1296 runs late
Where US DOT attributed the delay minutes on this flight.
the inbound aircraft was late, so this flight started late
airspace and airport capacity, including weather-driven flow control
crew, maintenance, boarding, fuelling — within the carrier’s control
Share of the delay minutes US DOT attributed to each cause for UA1296 on LIH → LAX. A single late flight can carry more than one cause, and only delays of fifteen minutes or more are attributed at all.
Other departures on LIH → LAX
Same airports, same journey — and not the same odds of arriving on time.
| Flight | Airline | On time | Median arrival | Operations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL435 | Delta Air Lines | 88.7% | 11 min early | 660 |
| AA266 | American Airlines | 85.7% | 12 min early | 716 |
| HA64 | Hawaiian Airlines | 73.4% | 3 min late | 840 |
Every departure listed carries at least 600 operations, so the comparison is between figures that mean something. Schedules change; confirm the departure still operates before booking around this.
Data and methodology
Calculated by FlyerIntel from 500 records of UA1296 operating LIH → LAX, published by the US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. A flight counts as delayed when it arrives 15 or more minutes after schedule. Cancelled and diverted flights are excluded from the on-time rate and reported separately. Flight numbers are resolved as carrier plus number plus route, because the same number serves different routes over time.
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