Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

No clear winner: United’s DEN → HNL flights land within a few points of 78% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


United	DEN	HNL	7h 13m	78%	0.3%	639	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Honolulu on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Honolulu is 4 h behind Denver). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


United + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails →	DEN 12:00 → OGG 15:05UA 1736	3h 55m Kahului	OGG 19:00 → HNL 19:45WN 3098	11h 45m	99%	95%
United + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails →	DEN 12:00 → LIH 15:37UA 2307	3h 33m Lihue	LIH 19:10 → HNL 19:50WN 664	11h 50m	97%	94%
Southwest Details →	DEN 05:45 → LAS 06:40WN 3106	1h 35m Las Vegas	LAS 08:15 → HNL 11:35WN 2238	9h 50m	100%	93%
United Details →	DEN 05:15 → SFO 06:53UA 2367	2h 27m San Francisco	SFO 09:20 → HNL 11:43UA 1175	10h 28m	99%	91%
United + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails →	DEN 12:15 → KOA 15:37UA 1758	3h 23m Kailua/Kona	KOA 19:00 → HNL 19:55WN 2170	11h 40m	97%	89%
United Details →	DEN 06:04 → LAX 07:34UA 1093	1h 31m Los Angeles	LAX 09:05 → HNL 11:53UA 1158	9h 49m	99%	88%
United Details →	DEN 13:25 → SFO 15:09UA 1812	3h 51m San Francisco	SFO 19:00 → HNL 21:43UA 638	12h 18m	99%	87%
United Details →	DEN 12:25 → SFO 14:09UA 1450	2h 36m San Francisco	SFO 16:45 → HNL 19:25UA 1509	11h 00m	100%	85%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	DEN 11:21 → SFO 13:04UA 1561	51m San Francisco	SFO 13:55 → HNL 16:18UA 300	8h 57m	61%	51%

Same layover, different day-part

How often the first flight arrives too late to connect (45 min minimum), for one-ticket layovers of 45–80 minutes.

Morning

DFW · 1h 10m · leaves 05:00 7%

Delays build through the day, so an afternoon first leg eats the layover. A short connection is fine early in the morning and a gamble later on.

Mixing airlines

One ticketMiss it and the airline rebooks you; bags go through. 45 min is enough.

Separate ticketsMiss it and you buy a new ticket. Re-check bags, clear security again: we require 90 min.

The table above includes two-ticket connections (marked “two tickets”), held to the 90-minute minimum. One ticket only →

Regional partners count as the airline that sells them: SkyWest flying Delta Connection is one Delta ticket.

How these are worked out. Makes the connection: share of the last year’s flights where the first flight arrived with at least 45 minutes to spare (90 on separate tickets). Arrives on time: first flight not cancelled × connection made × second flight not cancelled and arriving within 15 minutes. Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.

About this data: US DOT on-time records, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, all US airlines; regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Schedules (which flights and connections exist, and their times) are as of Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026; seasonal flights outside that window aren’t ranked. Rebuilt monthly. JSON