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

No clear winner: Delta’s DTW → HNL flights land within a few points of 77% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Delta	DTW	HNL	9h 31m	77%	0.7%	289	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 6 h behind Detroit). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Delta Details →	DTW 14:14 → LAX 15:55DL 908	2h 40m Los Angeles	LAX 18:35 → HNL 21:14DL 443	13h 00m	97%	81%
Delta Details →	DTW 07:00 → SLC 08:54DL 3229	2h 51m Salt Lake City	SLC 11:45 → HNL 14:14DL 316	13h 14m	100%	80%
Delta Details →	DTW 07:01 → MSP 07:55DL 1746	2h 29m Minneapolis	MSP 10:24 → HNL 13:53DL 312	12h 52m	97%	79%
United Details →	DTW 06:15 → IAH 08:11UA 1229	1h 59m Houston	IAH 10:10 → HNL 13:26UA 253	13h 11m	100%	79%
Delta Details →	DTW 06:17 → ATL 08:12DL 1611	1h 53m Atlanta	ATL 10:05 → HNL 13:41DL 837	13h 24m	97%	77%
United Details →	DTW 08:00 → DEN 09:14UA 1846	2h 46m Denver	DEN 12:00 → HNL 15:13UA 384	13h 13m	92%	75%
United Details →	DTW 05:30 → ORD 05:53UA 3483 · flown by Republic	3h 37m Chicago	ORD 09:30 → HNL 13:32UA 219	14h 02m	100%	75%
Delta Details →	DTW 08:30 → LAX 10:20DL 523	3h 35m Los Angeles	LAX 13:55 → HNL 16:45DL 465	14h 15m	99%	73%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	DTW 15:50 → LAX 17:39DL 883	56m Los Angeles	LAX 18:35 → HNL 21:14DL 443	11h 24m	73%	61%
Alaska Details →	DTW 17:31 → SEA 19:33AS 313	52m Seattle	SEA 20:25 → HNL 23:28AS 855	11h 57m	66%	12%

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.

Afternoon and evening

LAX · 56m · leaves 15:50 27%

SEA · 52m · leaves 17:31 34%

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 916 DTW 20:43 → LAS Alaska AS 817 LAS 01:55 → HNL Connection details →	3h 55m	14h 33m	98%	84%
Delta DL 361 DTW 08:30 → SFO United UA 300 SFO 13:55 → HNL Connection details →	3h 26m	13h 48m	99%	82%
Delta DL 523 DTW 08:30 → LAX United UA 1431 LAX 13:15 → HNL Connection details →	2h 55m	13h 29m	97%	81%

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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