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

No clear winner: airlines and hours on this route all land within a few points of 87% on time.

Nonstops


Southwest	HNL	KOA	55m	92%	0.8%	1,770	Flying now
Alaska	HNL	KOA	47m	83%	1.5%	3,229	Flying now
Hawaiian	HNL	KOA	48m	88%	0.9%	2,235	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Kailua/Kona on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest Details →	HNL 09:50 → OGG 10:40WN 1851	3h 10m Kahului	OGG 13:50 → KOA 14:30WN 3099	4h 40m	100%	86%
Alaska Details →	HNL 08:50 → OGG 09:31AS 1056	3h 29m Kahului	OGG 13:00 → KOA 13:36AS 1030	4h 46m	100%	77%
Alaska Details →	HNL 11:24 → OGG 12:07AS 1086	3h 47m Kahului	OGG 15:54 → KOA 16:28AS 1250	5h 04m	100%	76%
Alaska Details →	HNL 13:15 → LIH 13:58AS 1073	3h 04m Lihue	LIH 17:02 → KOA 17:55AS 1120	4h 40m	99%	73%
Alaska Details →	HNL 10:59 → OGG 11:41AS 1076	2h 22m Kahului	OGG 14:03 → KOA 14:39AS 1140	3h 40m	99%	71%
Tight connection: often missed
Alaska Details →	HNL 11:24 → OGG 12:07AS 1086	53m Kahului	OGG 13:00 → KOA 13:36AS 1030	2h 12m	59%	45%
Alaska Details →	HNL 12:31 → OGG 13:15AS 1106	48m Kahului	OGG 14:03 → KOA 14:39AS 1140	2h 08m	34%	24%
Alaska Details →	HNL 14:24 → OGG 15:08AS 1126	46m Kahului	OGG 15:54 → KOA 16:28AS 1250	2h 04m	25%	19%

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

OGG · 1h 19m · leaves 10:59 6%

Afternoon and evening

OGG · 46m · leaves 14:24 75%

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.


Alaska AS 1066 HNL 10:10 → OGG Southwest WN 3099 OGG 13:50 → KOA Connection details →	2h 58m	4h 20m	99%	84%
Southwest WN 1851 HNL 09:50 → OGG Alaska AS 1030 OGG 13:00 → KOA Connection details →	2h 20m	3h 46m	100%	77%
Southwest WN 1930 HNL 12:20 → OGG Alaska AS 1250 OGG 15:54 → KOA Connection details →	2h 44m	4h 08m	100%	77%

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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