Hawaiian Airlines maintained its usual No. 1 spot in October as the nation’s most punctual airline.

The state’s largest carrier had 89.7 percent of its flights arrive on time — within 14 minutes of scheduled arrival — according to a monthly report issued Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Transportation. The national average for 12 airlines was 79.9 percent.

In other categories, Hawaiian ranked third for fewest denied passenger boardings with 0.30 per 10,000 passengers, fifth for fewest mishandled baggage reports with 2.07 per 1,000 passengers  and eighth for fewest consumer complaints with 1.66 per 100,000 passengers.