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

Honolulu → Chicago via Los Angeles: arrives on time 62%

  1. 22:53 HNL → 07:29 LAX
    UA 1251 · United · 5h 36m · 91% on time, 0.9% cancelled
  2. 46m layover in Los Angeles (LAX) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 08:15 LAX → 14:35 ORD +1 day
    UA 1946 · United · 4h 20m · 85% on time, 1.4% cancelled

Total trip 10h 42m, scheduled departure to arrival (Chicago is 5 h ahead of Honolulu). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection74%The first flight arrived more than 1 minutes late on 26% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 46m layover.
Arrives on time62%First flight not cancelled (0.9% are) × connection made (74%) × second flight not cancelled (1.4% are) and within 15 minutes (85%).
Total trip10h 42mHNL 22:53 to ORD 14:35, layover included

Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.

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