Connection · two tickets · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Detroit → Honolulu via Los Angeles: arrives on time 81%

  1. 08:30 DTW → 10:20 LAX
    DL 523 · Delta · 4h 50m · 76% on time, 1.6% cancelled
  2. 2h 55m layover in Los Angeles (LAX) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 13:15 LAX → 15:59 HNL
    UA 1431 · United · 5h 44m · 85% on time, 0.3% cancelled

Total trip 13h 29m, scheduled departure to arrival (Honolulu is 6 h behind Detroit). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection97%The first flight arrived more than 85 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 2h 55m layover.
Arrives on time81%First flight not cancelled (1.6% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (0.3% are) and within 15 minutes (85%).
Total trip13h 29mDTW 08:30 to HNL 15:59, layover included

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