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 4 in 5 on time.

Nonstops


Southwest	HNL	SAN	5h 30m	86%	0.1%	729	Flying now
Alaska	HNL	SAN	5h 40m	77%	1.9%	640	Flying now
Hawaiian	HNL	SAN	5h 30m	71%	1.0%	402	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Southwest Details →	HNL 17:25 → OGG 18:10WN 1933	2h 45m Kahului	OGG 20:55 → SAN 05:10 +1WN 2356	8h 45m	100%	98%
Southwest Details →	HNL 21:00 → PHX 05:55WN 2277	1h 05m Phoenix	PHX 07:00 → SAN 08:15 +1WN 4119	8h 15m	93%	93%
United Details →	HNL 21:40 → LAX 06:03UA 1169	2h 57m Los Angeles	LAX 09:00 → SAN 10:08 +1UA 4643 · flown by SkyWest	9h 28m	99%	86%
United Details →	HNL 19:40 → DEN 06:17UA 383	1h 26m Denver	DEN 07:43 → SAN 09:05 +1UA 2309	10h 25m	96%	86%
Alaska Details →	HNL 07:10 → LIH 07:50AS 1013	2h 56m Lihue	LIH 10:46 → SAN 19:24AS 228	9h 14m	100%	84%
Delta Details →	HNL 19:45 → SLC 05:58DL 534	1h 47m Salt Lake City	SLC 07:45 → SAN 08:42 +1DL 1177	9h 57m	95%	84%
Southwest Details →	HNL 21:30 → OAK 05:35WN 1928	2h 30m Oakland	OAK 08:05 → SAN 09:40 +1WN 3074	9h 10m	100%	83%
Delta Details →	HNL 12:30 → LAX 21:00DL 427	1h 40m Los Angeles	LAX 22:40 → SAN 23:40DL 3746 · flown by SkyWest	8h 10m	95%	81%
Tight connection: often missed
Alaska Details →	HNL 10:10 → SEA 18:59AS 839	1h 08m Seattle	SEA 20:07 → SAN 23:03AS 1398	9h 53m	52%	33%

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

SFO · 1h 10m · leaves 23:01 5%

DFW · 1h 16m · leaves 17:39 6%

PHX · 1h 05m · leaves 21:00 7%

Afternoon and evening

SMF · 1h 15m · leaves 11:00 3%

SFO · 1h 19m · leaves 13:25 14%

SEA · 1h 08m · leaves 10:10 48%

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 1146 HNL 16:23 → OGG Southwest WN 2356 OGG 20:55 → SAN Connection details →	3h 51m	9h 47m	100%	96%
Southwest WN 4082 HNL 20:50 → LAX United UA 4643 LAX 09:00 → SAN Connection details →	3h 45m	10h 18m	100%	87%
United UA 1103 HNL 11:10 → LAX Delta DL 3746 LAX 22:40 → SAN Connection details →	2h 53m	9h 30m	100%	86%

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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