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 86% on time.

Nonstops


Southwest	KOA	HNL	55m	96%	1.0%	1,770	Flying now
Alaska	KOA	HNL	48m	79%	1.6%	3,231	Flying now
Hawaiian	KOA	HNL	50m	88%	0.8%	2,235	Not 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. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest Details →	KOA 13:55 → OGG 14:40WN 2172	1h 05m Kahului	OGG 15:45 → HNL 16:30WN 3096	2h 35m	98%	97%
Alaska Details →	KOA 09:19 → OGG 09:55AS 1039	1h 32m Kahului	OGG 11:27 → HNL 12:09AS 1105	2h 50m	98%	82%
Alaska Details →	KOA 08:00 → LIH 08:55AS 1029	2h 19m Lihue	LIH 11:14 → HNL 11:53AS 1054	3h 53m	100%	80%
Alaska Details →	KOA 12:51 → OGG 13:28AS 1149	3h 23m Kahului	OGG 16:51 → HNL 17:30AS 1155	4h 39m	100%	66%
Alaska Details →	KOA 13:52 → OGG 14:29AS 1259	3h 30m Kahului	OGG 17:59 → HNL 18:38AS 1165	4h 46m	100%	61%

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 · 57m · leaves 09:19 11%

LIH · 51m · leaves 08:00 12%

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 1149 KOA 12:51 → OGG Southwest WN 3096 OGG 15:45 → HNL Connection details →	2h 17m	3h 39m	97%	95%
Alaska AS 1259 KOA 13:52 → OGG Southwest WN 3097 OGG 17:30 → HNL Connection details →	3h 01m	4h 23m	98%	90%
Alaska AS 1029 KOA 08:00 → LIH Southwest WN 2734 LIH 11:50 → HNL Connection details →	2h 55m	4h 35m	100%	89%

Rank all connections, any airlines →

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