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 one-hour layover misses 12% of the time at 10 am and 2 times in 3 at 4 pm.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Alaska	LIH	KOA	53m	74%	0.0%	212	Flying now
Hawaiian	LIH	KOA	53m	87%	0.0%	153	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 →	LIH 06:15 → HNL 06:55WN 2508	2h 50m Honolulu	HNL 09:45 → KOA 10:40WN 675	4h 25m	100%	97%
Alaska Details →	LIH 06:00 → HNL 06:36AS 1004	1h 50m Honolulu	HNL 08:26 → KOA 09:12AS 1048	3h 12m	99%	90%
Alaska Details →	LIH 15:45 → HNL 16:22AS 1104	2h 23m Honolulu	HNL 18:45 → KOA 19:31AS 1168	3h 46m	100%	84%
Alaska Details →	LIH 07:12 → HNL 07:48AS 1014	1h 44m Honolulu	HNL 09:32 → KOA 10:19AS 1058	3h 07m	100%	83%
Alaska Details →	LIH 08:22 → HNL 08:59AS 1024	2h 00m Honolulu	HNL 10:59 → KOA 11:46AS 1068	3h 24m	100%	82%
Southwest Details →	LIH 15:45 → HNL 16:25WN 661	50m Honolulu	HNL 17:15 → KOA 18:05WN 1911	2h 20m	89%	80%
Alaska Details →	LIH 16:52 → HNL 17:29AS 1124	3h 34m Honolulu	HNL 21:03 → KOA 21:50AS 1178	4h 58m	99%	80%
Alaska Details →	LIH 13:43 → HNL 14:22AS 1084	3h 08m Honolulu	HNL 17:30 → KOA 18:16AS 1158	4h 33m	98%	77%
Tight connection: often missed
Alaska Details →	LIH 15:45 → HNL 16:22AS 1104	1h 08m Honolulu	HNL 17:30 → KOA 18:16AS 1158	2h 31m	74%	58%
Alaska Details →	LIH 13:43 → HNL 14:22AS 1084	52m Honolulu	HNL 15:14 → KOA 16:01AS 1138	2h 18m	59%	44%
Alaska Details →	LIH 15:03 → HNL 15:42AS 1094	51m Honolulu	HNL 16:33 → KOA 17:19AS 1148	2h 16m	34%	26%

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

HNL · 1h 17m · leaves 09:04 3%

Afternoon and evening

HNL · 51m · leaves 15:03 66%

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 1114 LIH 16:12 → HNL Southwest WN 495 HNL 20:35 → KOA Connection details →	3h 46m	5h 13m	98%	95%
Alaska AS 1004 LIH 06:00 → HNL Southwest WN 675 HNL 09:45 → KOA Connection details →	3h 09m	4h 40m	99%	94%
Southwest WN 2508 LIH 06:15 → HNL Alaska AS 1048 HNL 08:26 → KOA Connection details →	1h 31m	2h 57m	98%	91%

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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