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

The nonstop is quickest: Delta HNL → SLC (6h 13m), on time 4 times in 5. Southwest via Phoenix (9h 25m) is more reliable, 96%, but takes 3h 12m longer.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Delta	HNL	SLC	6h 13m	83%	2.6%	492	Flying now
Alaska	HNL	SLC	6h 16m	79%	0.0%	211	Flying now
Hawaiian	HNL	SLC	6h 18m	84%	0.0%	153	Not flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Southwest Details →	HNL 21:00 → PHX 05:55WN 2277	1h 50m Phoenix	PHX 07:45 → SLC 10:25 +1WN 3339	9h 25m	100%	96%
Southwest + Alaskatwo ticketsDetails →	HNL 21:25 → SAN 05:50WN 512	3h 05m San Diego	SAN 08:55 → SLC 12:09 +1AS 3122 · flown by SkyWest	10h 44m	98%	93%
United Details →	HNL 23:01 → SFO 07:05UA 1176	1h 35m San Francisco	SFO 08:40 → SLC 11:49 +1UA 5605 · flown by SkyWest	8h 48m	98%	92%
Southwest Details →	HNL 20:55 → LAS 05:45WN 1915	1h 50m Las Vegas	LAS 07:35 → SLC 10:00 +1WN 2957	9h 05m	100%	91%
Alaska Details →	HNL 21:39 → PDX 06:11AS 880	1h 41m Portland	PDX 07:52 → SLC 10:45 +1AS 2333 · flown by Horizon	9h 06m	100%	91%
Southwest + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	HNL 20:50 → LAX 05:15WN 4082	2h 00m Los Angeles	LAX 07:15 → SLC 10:10 +1DL 1318	9h 20m	100%	91%
Southwest + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	HNL 08:10 → SAN 16:35WN 1938	2h 38m San Diego	SAN 19:13 → SLC 22:15DL 1252	10h 05m	100%	90%
American + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	HNL 21:00 → PHX 06:00AA 692	3h 45m Phoenix	PHX 09:45 → SLC 12:23 +1DL 1447	11h 23m	98%	90%
Tight connection: often missed
Alaska Details →	HNL 23:20 → SEA 08:00AS 900	48m Seattle	SEA 08:48 → SLC 11:55 +1AS 360	8h 35m	50%	44%

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

LAX · 1h 15m · leaves 21:30 4%

IAH · 1h 13m · leaves 19:50 8%

SEA · 1h 19m · leaves 21:20 18%

Afternoon and evening

SEA · 55m · leaves 07:00 12%

SFO · 56m · leaves 07:10 12%

LAS · 55m · leaves 11:55 16%

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