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 84% on time.

Nonstops


United	LAX	LIH	5h 59m	93%	0.0%	380	Flying now
Delta	LAX	LIH	5h 49m	83%	1.1%	365	Flying now
American	LAX	LIH	5h 59m	77%	0.0%	422	Flying now
Alaska	LAX	LIH	6h 08m	77%	1.3%	235	Flying now
Southwest	LAX	LIH	5h 45m	100%few flights	0.0%	23	Flying now
Hawaiian	LAX	LIH	5h 59m	89%	0.0%	153	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


United Details →	LAX 06:00 → SFO 07:35UA 2647	1h 30m San Francisco	SFO 09:05 → LIH 11:50UA 1384	8h 50m	98%	86%
Southwest Details →	LAX 05:35 → LAS 06:50WN 2403	2h 35m Las Vegas	LAS 09:25 → LIH 12:45WN 2262	10h 10m	100%	84%
United Details →	LAX 05:00 → DEN 08:22UA 1010	3h 38m Denver	DEN 12:00 → LIH 15:37UA 2307	13h 37m	100%	84%
United Details →	LAX 13:25 → SFO 14:53UA 372	2h 02m San Francisco	SFO 16:55 → LIH 19:42UA 1684	9h 17m	95%	82%
American Details →	LAX 06:19 → PHX 07:51AA 2027	2h 58m Phoenix	PHX 10:49 → LIH 14:36AA 697	11h 17m	97%	81%
Southwest Details →	LAX 09:00 → HNL 11:45WN 2397	1h 40m Honolulu	HNL 13:25 → LIH 14:15WN 1923	8h 15m	93%	79%
Alaska Details →	LAX 07:00 → HNL 09:54AS 801	1h 32m Honolulu	HNL 11:26 → LIH 12:09AS 1063	8h 09m	95%	76%
Delta Details →	LAX 09:40 → SEA 12:30DL 1714	3h 25m Seattle	SEA 15:55 → LIH 19:02DL 345	12h 22m	99%	74%
Tight connection: often missed
Alaska Details →	LAX 07:00 → HNL 09:54AS 801	50m Honolulu	HNL 10:44 → LIH 11:26AS 1053	7h 26m	70%	59%
Alaska Details →	LAX 10:05 → HNL 12:58AS 803	49m Honolulu	HNL 13:47 → LIH 14:31AS 1083	7h 26m	41%	27%

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 05m · leaves 08:30 22%

HNL · 50m · leaves 07:00 30%

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.


United UA 1224 LAX 11:05 → HNL Southwest WN 2349 HNL 17:20 → LIH Connection details →	3h 24m	10h 00m	98%	96%
United UA 417 LAX 09:00 → OGG Southwest WN 3101 OGG 13:55 → LIH Connection details →	2h 09m	8h 50m	99%	90%
Delta DL 465 LAX 13:55 → HNL Southwest WN 1925 HNL 20:40 → LIH Connection details →	3h 55m	10h 30m	98%	87%

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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