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

No clear winner: Southwest’s LIH → LAS flights land within a few points of almost all on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Southwest	LIH	LAS	5h 50m	98%	0.3%	365	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Southwest Details →	LIH 06:15 → HNL 06:55WN 2508	1h 05m Honolulu	HNL 08:00 → LAS 16:50WN 1913	7h 35m	100%	100%
Southwest Details →	LIH 19:10 → HNL 19:50WN 664	1h 05m Honolulu	HNL 20:55 → LAS 05:45 +1WN 1915	7h 35m	98%	98%
United Details →	LIH 22:00 → LAX 06:32UA 1612	1h 48m Los Angeles	LAX 08:20 → LAS 09:42 +1UA 1006	8h 42m	100%	91%
Delta Details →	LIH 20:35 → LAX 05:10DL 435	2h 05m Los Angeles	LAX 07:15 → LAS 08:30 +1DL 2253	8h 55m	98%	90%
United Details →	LIH 19:35 → DEN 06:28UA 2308	1h 37m Denver	DEN 08:05 → LAS 09:07 +1UA 2316	10h 32m	99%	90%
Southwest Details →	LIH 08:20 → HNL 09:05WN 2509	2h 50m Honolulu	HNL 11:55 → LAS 20:45WN 1914	9h 25m	100%	90%
Southwest Details →	LIH 21:10 → OAK 05:20WN 2523	2h 15m Oakland	OAK 07:35 → LAS 09:05 +1WN 4348	8h 55m	100%	89%
American Details →	LIH 21:15 → PHX 06:20AA 684	1h 25m Phoenix	PHX 07:45 → LAS 08:57 +1AA 2004	8h 42m	97%	87%
Tight connection: often missed
Alaska Details →	LIH 11:58 → HNL 12:37AS 1064	48m Honolulu	HNL 13:25 → LAS 22:10AS 876	7h 12m	45%	32%

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 05m · leaves 06:15 0%

LAX · 1h 06m · leaves 22:25 11%

Afternoon and evening

HNL · 1h 05m · leaves 19:10 2%

LAX · 1h 19m · leaves 13:01 2%

SAN · 51m · leaves 10:46 22%

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 1124 LIH 16:52 → HNL Southwest WN 1915 HNL 20:55 → LAS Connection details →	3h 26m	9h 53m	99%	96%
United UA 1612 LIH 22:00 → LAX American AA 6425 LAX 08:10 → LAS Connection details →	1h 38m	8h 33m	97%	95%
Alaska AS 1120 LIH 17:02 → KOA Southwest WN 2171 KOA 20:25 → LAS Connection details →	2h 30m	9h 03m	92%	92%

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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