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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 → LIH flights land within a few points of 85% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)

Nonstop details →
United DEN LIH 7h 59m 85% 1.3% 379 Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

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

UnitedDetails → DEN 06:04 → LAX 07:34UA 1093 1h 11m Los Angeles LAX 08:45 → LIH 11:44UA 1295 9h 40m 99% 93%
UnitedDetails → DEN 11:45 → LAX 13:17UA 1013 3h 58m Los Angeles LAX 17:15 → LIH 20:14UA 1104 12h 29m 100% 92%
UnitedDetails → DEN 05:15 → SFO 06:53UA 2367 2h 12m San Francisco SFO 09:05 → LIH 11:50UA 1384 10h 35m 99% 87%
UnitedDetails → DEN 12:25 → SFO 14:09UA 1450 2h 46m San Francisco SFO 16:55 → LIH 19:42UA 1684 11h 17m 100% 86%
SouthwestDetails → DEN 05:45 → LAS 06:40WN 3106 2h 45m Las Vegas LAS 09:25 → LIH 12:45WN 2262 11h 00m 100% 84%
AmericanDetails → DEN 07:13 → PHX 08:08AA 1404 2h 41m Phoenix PHX 10:49 → LIH 14:36AA 697 11h 23m 96% 79%
UnitedDetails → DEN 06:00 → SFO 07:35UA 1301 3h 01m San Francisco SFO 10:36 → LIH 13:16UA 1298 11h 16m 100% 79%
AlaskaDetails → DEN 12:55 → SEA 14:53AS 381 3h 20m Seattle SEA 18:13 → LIH 21:25AS 237 12h 30m 100% 76%
Tight connection: often missed
DeltaDetails → DEN 12:29 → LAX 13:58DL 2148 52m Los Angeles LAX 14:50 → LIH 17:39DL 428 9h 10m 71% 57%
AlaskaDetails → DEN 08:40 → SEA 10:42AS 317 46m Seattle SEA 11:28 → LIH 14:40AS 258 10h 00m 72% 48%

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.

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.
American AA 4957 DEN 11:44 → LAX
United UA 1104 LAX 17:15 → LIH
Connection details →
3h 56m 12h 30m 100% 92%
United UA 384 DEN 12:00 → HNL
Southwest WN 2349 HNL 17:20 → LIH
Connection details →
2h 07m 10h 05m 91% 90%
Frontier F9 1747 DEN 06:45 → PHX
American AA 697 PHX 10:49 → LIH
Connection details →
3h 04m 11h 51m 99% 83%

Rank all connections, any airlines →

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