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 (seasonal or thin)


United	LIH	SFO	5h 15m	91%	0.9%	682	Flying now
Alaska	LIH	SFO	5h 13m	73%	1.4%	216	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Delta Details →	LIH 20:35 → LAX 05:10DL 435	1h 50m Los Angeles	LAX 07:00 → SFO 08:23 +1DL 1421	8h 48m	97%	86%
Alaska Details →	LIH 19:21 → HNL 19:58AS 1154	3h 28m Honolulu	HNL 23:26 → SFO 07:31 +1AS 842	9h 10m	99%	74%
United Details →	LIH 19:35 → DEN 06:28UA 2308	1h 12m Denver	DEN 07:40 → SFO 09:18 +1UA 2391	10h 43m	98%	68%
United Details →	LIH 22:00 → LAX 06:32UA 1612	2h 38m Los Angeles	LAX 09:10 → SFO 10:45 +1UA 520	9h 45m	100%	65%
Alaska Details →	LIH 08:22 → HNL 08:59AS 1024	3h 21m Honolulu	HNL 12:20 → SFO 20:28AS 812	9h 06m	100%	64%
Delta Details →	LIH 21:55 → SEA 06:44DL 375	3h 01m Seattle	SEA 09:45 → SFO 12:08 +1DL 1412	11h 13m	98%	59%
Alaska Details →	LIH 12:03 → PDX 20:35AS 729	1h 10m Portland	PDX 21:45 → SFO 23:36AS 2112 · flown by Horizon	8h 33m	90%	57%
Alaska Details →	LIH 22:28 → SEA 07:12AS 213	1h 41m Seattle	SEA 08:53 → SFO 11:09 +1AS 528	9h 41m	92%	48%

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

DEN · 1h 12m · leaves 19:35 2%

PHX · 56m · leaves 21:15 8%

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 1024 LIH 08:22 → HNL United UA 1572 HNL 11:16 → SFO Connection details →	2h 17m	8h 03m	99%	93%
Southwest WN 664 LIH 19:10 → HNL United UA 1346 HNL 22:10 → SFO Connection details →	2h 20m	7h 59m	100%	92%
Alaska AS 1154 LIH 19:21 → HNL United UA 1176 HNL 23:01 → SFO Connection details →	3h 03m	8h 44m	97%	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