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

No clear winner: Delta’s MSP → HNL flights land within a few points of 83% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Delta	MSP	HNL	8h 29m	83%	0.8%	365	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Honolulu on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Honolulu is 5 h behind Minneapolis). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Delta Details →	MSP 13:10 → LAX 15:07DL 1651	3h 28m Los Angeles	LAX 18:35 → HNL 21:14DL 443	13h 04m	100%	84%
Delta + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	MSP 11:00 → SFO 13:10DL 2074	3h 35m San Francisco	SFO 16:45 → HNL 19:25UA 1509	13h 25m	98%	83%
Delta + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	MSP 07:00 → DEN 08:06DL 1675	3h 54m Denver	DEN 12:00 → HNL 15:13UA 384	13h 13m	100%	80%
Delta + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	MSP 11:40 → LAX 13:34DL 2119	3h 31m Los Angeles	LAX 17:05 → HNL 19:44UA 1170	13h 04m	98%	80%
Delta + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	MSP 07:06 → LAX 09:01DL 2110	2h 04m Los Angeles	LAX 11:05 → HNL 13:56UA 1224	11h 50m	95%	80%
United Details →	MSP 07:00 → SFO 09:12UA 1808	1h 33m San Francisco	SFO 10:45 → HNL 13:20UA 2380	11h 20m	100%	78%
Delta Details →	MSP 08:10 → SLC 10:04DL 2628	1h 41m Salt Lake City	SLC 11:45 → HNL 14:14DL 316	11h 04m	98%	78%
Delta + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	MSP 09:17 → LAX 11:10DL 2102	2h 05m Los Angeles	LAX 13:15 → HNL 15:59UA 1431	11h 42m	92%	77%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	MSP 15:20 → SFO 17:32UA 1367	1h 28m San Francisco	SFO 19:00 → HNL 21:43UA 638	11h 23m	74%	65%

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

ATL · 1h 17m · leaves 05:20 5%

DFW · 54m · leaves 08:01 17%

Afternoon and evening

LAX · 58m · leaves 15:45 15%

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.

The table above includes two-ticket connections (marked “two tickets”), held to the 90-minute minimum. One ticket only →

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