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

No clear winner: American’s DFW → HNL flights land within a few points of 7 in 10 on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


American	DFW	HNL	7h 56m	70%	0.9%	671	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Honolulu on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Honolulu is 5 h behind Dallas-Fort Worth). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


United Details →	DFW 06:00 → SFO 07:47UA 790	1h 33m San Francisco	SFO 09:20 → HNL 11:43UA 1175	10h 43m	93%	84%
Delta Details →	DFW 13:45 → LAX 14:58DL 521	3h 37m Los Angeles	LAX 18:35 → HNL 21:14DL 443	12h 29m	100%	82%
United Details →	DFW 15:21 → SFO 17:13UA 454	1h 47m San Francisco	SFO 19:00 → HNL 21:43UA 638	11h 22m	94%	82%
United Details →	DFW 11:02 → SFO 12:51UA 1712	3h 54m San Francisco	SFO 16:45 → HNL 19:25UA 1509	13h 23m	97%	82%
American Details →	DFW 06:10 → PHX 06:49AA 1818	1h 46m Phoenix	PHX 08:35 → HNL 12:24AA 693	11h 09m	100%	81%
United Details →	DFW 08:45 → DEN 10:06UA 644	1h 54m Denver	DEN 12:00 → HNL 15:13UA 384	11h 28m	97%	79%
United Details →	DFW 05:10 → IAH 06:22UA 2260	3h 48m Houston	IAH 10:10 → HNL 13:26UA 253	13h 16m	99%	77%
American Details →	DFW 10:45 → LAX 11:57AA 2827	3h 58m Los Angeles	LAX 15:55 → HNL 18:41AA 143	12h 56m	96%	76%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	DFW 06:00 → LAX 07:13AA 2005	50m Los Angeles	LAX 08:03 → HNL 10:53AA 31	9h 53m	73%	61%
American Details →	DFW 15:30 → LAX 16:45AA 2732	1h 09m Los Angeles	LAX 17:54 → HNL 20:41AA 297	10h 11m	58%	42%
United Details →	DFW 11:02 → SFO 12:51UA 1712	1h 04m San Francisco	SFO 13:55 → HNL 16:18UA 300	10h 16m	35%	29%

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

DTW · 1h 20m · leaves 05:29 4%

PHX · 1h 19m · leaves 08:55 13%

MSP · 54m · leaves 07:00 15%

Afternoon and evening

SEA · 57m · leaves 13:02 19%

LAX · 1h 09m · leaves 15:30 42%

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.


Delta DL 521 DFW 13:45 → LAX United UA 2390 LAX 18:45 → HNL Connection details →	3h 47m	12h 53m	100%	83%
American AA 2005 DFW 06:00 → LAX United UA 1224 LAX 11:05 → HNL Connection details →	3h 52m	12h 56m	99%	83%
American AA 1818 DFW 06:10 → PHX Southwest WN 3274 PHX 09:30 → HNL Connection details →	2h 41m	11h 45m	100%	83%

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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