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

Detroit → Honolulu via Los Angeles: arrives on time 79%

  1. 12:38 DTW → 14:28 LAX
    DL 634 · Delta · 4h 50m · 84% on time, 0.6% cancelled
  2. 2h 37m layover in Los Angeles (LAX) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 17:05 LAX → 19:44 HNL
    UA 1170 · United · 5h 39m · 82% on time, 0.3% cancelled

Total trip 13h 06m, 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 67 minutes late on 3% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 2h 37m layover.
Arrives on time79%First flight not cancelled (0.6% are) × connection made (97%) × second flight not cancelled (0.3% are) and within 15 minutes (82%).
Total trip13h 06mDTW 12:38 to HNL 19:44, 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.