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

New York → Honolulu via Los Angeles: arrives on time 72%

  1. 14:00 JFK → 17:14 LAX
    DL 701 · Delta · 6h 14m · 83% on time, 3.3% cancelled
  2. 1h 21m layover in Los Angeles (LAX) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:35 LAX → 21:14 HNL
    DL 443 · Delta · 5h 39m · 84% on time, 0.3% cancelled

Total trip 13h 14m, scheduled departure to arrival (Honolulu is 6 h behind New York). Times are local. Both flew on 0 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection88%The first flight arrived more than 36 minutes late on 12% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 21m layover.
Arrives on time72%First flight not cancelled (3.3% are) × connection made (88%) × second flight not cancelled (0.3% are) and within 15 minutes (84%).
Total trip13h 14mJFK 14:00 to HNL 21:14, 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.