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

Connect in the morning. The same 80-minute layover misses 6% of the time at 6 am and 17% of the time at 8 pm.

Nonstops


Southwest	HNL	LAX	5h 30m	89%	0.4%	517	Flying now
Delta	HNL	LAX	5h 30m	89%	0.7%	1,095	Flying now
United	HNL	LAX	5h 32m	87%	0.5%	1,300	Flying now
American	HNL	LAX	5h 32m	84%	0.0%	1,183	Flying now
Alaska	HNL	LAX	5h 25m	67%	0.5%	914	Flying now
Hawaiian	HNL	LAX	5h 24m	67%	1.6%	505	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Los Angeles on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Los Angeles is 3 h ahead of Honolulu). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest Details →	HNL 21:30 → OAK 05:35WN 1928	3h 40m Oakland	OAK 09:15 → LAX 10:40 +1WN 4903	10h 10m	100%	94%
Southwest Details →	HNL 20:55 → LAS 05:45WN 1915	1h 10m Las Vegas	LAS 06:55 → LAX 08:10 +1WN 2251	8h 15m	100%	91%
United Details →	HNL 19:40 → DEN 06:17UA 383	3h 45m Denver	DEN 10:02 → LAX 11:34 +1UA 405	12h 54m	99%	90%
Alaska Details →	HNL 08:00 → KOA 08:46AS 1038	2h 29m Kailua/Kona	KOA 11:15 → LAX 19:32AS 920	8h 32m	100%	88%
Delta Details →	HNL 19:45 → SLC 05:58DL 534	3h 42m Salt Lake City	SLC 09:40 → LAX 10:42 +1DL 1095	11h 57m	99%	88%
Southwest Details →	HNL 21:00 → PHX 05:55WN 2277	2h 00m Phoenix	PHX 07:55 → LAX 09:20 +1WN 2427	9h 20m	100%	85%
Alaska Details →	HNL 07:45 → PDX 16:17AS 840	1h 20m Portland	PDX 17:37 → LAX 20:09AS 278	9h 24m	97%	84%
American Details →	HNL 21:00 → PHX 06:00AA 692	2h 00m Phoenix	PHX 08:00 → LAX 09:34 +1AA 1892	9h 34m	96%	84%
Tight connection: often missed
Alaska Details →	HNL 23:26 → SFO 07:31AS 842	59m San Francisco	SFO 08:30 → LAX 10:07 +1AS 1329	7h 41m	74%	47%
Alaska Details →	HNL 10:10 → SEA 18:59AS 839	1h 16m Seattle	SEA 20:15 → LAX 23:06AS 63	9h 56m	60%	43%
Alaska Details →	HNL 21:39 → PDX 06:11AS 880	49m Portland	PDX 07:00 → LAX 09:37 +1AS 581	8h 58m	46%	41%

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

LAS · 1h 10m · leaves 20:55 0%

OAK · 1h 15m · leaves 21:30 0%

DFW · 1h 20m · leaves 17:39 6%

Afternoon and evening

SJC · 1h 20m · leaves 11:00 2%

SFO · 1h 14m · leaves 13:25 21%

SEA · 1h 16m · leaves 10:10 40%

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.


Southwest WN 2349 HNL 17:20 → LIH United UA 1612 LIH 22:00 → LAX Connection details →	3h 55m	10h 12m	100%	97%
Alaska AS 1158 HNL 17:30 → KOA United UA 1719 KOA 22:15 → LAX Connection details →	3h 59m	10h 02m	100%	94%
Southwest WN 1933 HNL 17:25 → OGG United UA 2220 OGG 21:59 → LAX Connection details →	3h 49m	9h 51m	100%	93%

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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