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 70-minute layover misses 7% of the time at 9 am and 18% of the time at 8 pm.

Nonstops


Delta	LIH	SEA	5h 49m	89%	3.3%	365	Flying now
Alaska	LIH	SEA	5h 49m	82%	1.2%	729	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Alaska Details →	LIH 17:02 → KOA 17:55AS 1120	3h 24m Kailua/Kona	KOA 21:19 → SEA 06:12 +1AS 259	10h 10m	98%	88%
Delta Details →	LIH 20:35 → LAX 05:10DL 435	2h 00m Los Angeles	LAX 07:10 → SEA 10:03 +1DL 2980	10h 28m	97%	87%
United Details →	LIH 19:35 → DEN 06:28UA 2308	1h 33m Denver	DEN 08:01 → SEA 10:00 +1UA 2271	11h 25m	99%	87%
Alaska Details →	LIH 10:30 → OGG 11:19AS 1150	3h 56m Kahului	OGG 15:15 → SEA 23:59AS 244	10h 29m	100%	83%
American Details →	LIH 21:15 → PHX 06:20AA 684	1h 00m Phoenix	PHX 07:20 → SEA 10:36 +1AA 3793 · flown by Envoy	10h 21m	93%	80%
American Details →	LIH 22:25 → LAX 07:04AA 286	3h 46m Los Angeles	LAX 10:50 → SEA 13:48 +1AA 6324 · flown by SkyWest	12h 23m	99%	78%
Alaska Details →	LIH 10:48 → SMF 19:01AS 966	1h 33m Sacramento	SMF 20:34 → SEA 22:39AS 403	8h 51m	95%	76%
Southwest Details →	LIH 20:10 → LAS 05:00WN 2514	2h 40m Las Vegas	LAS 07:40 → SEA 10:25 +1WN 739	11h 15m	100%	75%

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 11m · leaves 08:22 7%

PHX · 1h 00m · leaves 21:15 7%

Afternoon and evening

SAN · 1h 11m · leaves 10:46 4%

LAX · 1h 11m · leaves 11:31 18%

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.


Southwest WN 664 LIH 19:10 → HNL Delta DL 440 HNL 22:40 → SEA Connection details →	2h 50m	9h 25m	100%	93%
United UA 1612 LIH 22:00 → LAX Delta DL 1714 LAX 09:40 → SEA Connection details →	3h 08m	11h 34m	100%	92%
American AA 684 LIH 21:15 → PHX Delta DL 2374 PHX 09:20 → SEA Connection details →	3h 00m	12h 20m	99%	88%

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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