Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Denver → Lihue via Los Angeles: arrives on time 57%

  1. 12:29 DEN → 13:58 LAX
    DL 2148 · Delta · 2h 29m · 78% on time, 3.5% cancelled
  2. 52m layover in Los Angeles (LAX) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 14:50 LAX → 17:39 LIH
    DL 428 · Delta · 5h 49m · 83% on time, 1.1% cancelled

Total trip 9h 10m, scheduled departure to arrival (Lihue is 4 h behind Denver). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection71%The first flight arrived more than 7 minutes late on 29% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 52m layover.
Arrives on time57%First flight not cancelled (3.5% are) × connection made (71%) × second flight not cancelled (1.1% are) and within 15 minutes (83%).
Total trip9h 10mDEN 12:29 to LIH 17:39, layover included

Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.