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

New York → Honolulu via San Francisco: arrives on time 80%

  1. 07:00 JFK → 10:15 SFO
    DL 668 · Delta · 6h 15m · 74% on time, 1.9% cancelled
  2. 3h 40m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 90 min minimum on separate tickets
  3. 13:55 SFO → 16:18 HNL
    UA 300 · United · 5h 23m · 84% on time, 0.3% cancelled

Total trip 15h 18m, scheduled departure to arrival (Honolulu is 6 h behind New York). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 130 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 90-minute minimum connection on a 3h 40m layover.
Arrives on time80%First flight not cancelled (1.9% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (0.3% are) and within 15 minutes (84%).
Total trip15h 18mJFK 07:00 to HNL 16:18, 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.