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

San Diego → Honolulu via San Francisco: arrives on time 74%

  1. 16:09 SAN → 17:49 SFO
    UA 2117 · United · 1h 40m · 76% on time, 0.6% cancelled
  2. 1h 11m layover in San Francisco (SFO) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 19:00 SFO → 21:43 HNL
    UA 638 · United · 5h 43m · 88% on time, 0.0% cancelled

Total trip 8h 34m, scheduled departure to arrival (Honolulu is 3 h behind San Diego). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection84%The first flight arrived more than 26 minutes late on 16% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 1h 11m layover.
Arrives on time74%First flight not cancelled (0.6% are) × connection made (84%) × second flight not cancelled (0.0% are) and within 15 minutes (88%).
Total trip8h 34mSAN 16:09 to HNL 21:43, 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.