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

New York → Honolulu via Los Angeles: arrives on time 73%

  1. 07:00 JFK → 10:00 LAX
    DL 742 · Delta · 6h 00m · 78% on time, 1.8% cancelled
  2. 3h 55m layover in Los Angeles (LAX) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 13:55 LAX → 16:45 HNL
    DL 465 · Delta · 5h 50m · 76% on time, 0.5% cancelled

Total trip 15h 45m, scheduled departure to arrival (Honolulu is 6 h behind New York). Times are local. Both flew on 48 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection98%The first flight arrived more than 190 minutes late on 2% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 3h 55m layover.
Arrives on time73%First flight not cancelled (1.8% are) × connection made (98%) × second flight not cancelled (0.5% are) and within 15 minutes (76%).
Total trip15h 45mJFK 07:00 to HNL 16:45, 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.