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, one ticket

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%
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%
United Details →	MSP 09:05 → DEN 10:21UA 1891	1h 39m Denver	DEN 12:00 → HNL 15:13UA 384	11h 08m	95%	78%
Delta Details →	MSP 05:20 → ATL 08:48DL 1062	1h 17m Atlanta	ATL 10:05 → HNL 13:41DL 837	13h 21m	95%	75%
Delta Details →	MSP 06:04 → DTW 08:47DL 1461	1h 43m Detroit	DTW 10:30 → HNL 14:01DL 307	12h 57m	99%	75%
United Details →	MSP 06:00 → ORD 07:44UA 307	1h 46m Chicago	ORD 09:30 → HNL 13:32UA 219	12h 32m	97%	74%
Delta Details →	MSP 09:17 → LAX 11:10DL 2102	2h 45m Los Angeles	LAX 13:55 → HNL 16:45DL 465	12h 28m	98%	73%
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.


Delta DL 1651 MSP 13:10 → LAX United UA 2390 LAX 18:45 → HNL Connection details →	3h 38m	13h 28m	99%	84%
Delta DL 2074 MSP 11:00 → SFO United UA 1509 SFO 16:45 → HNL Connection details →	3h 35m	13h 25m	98%	83%
Delta DL 1675 MSP 07:00 → DEN United UA 384 DEN 12:00 → HNL Connection details →	3h 54m	13h 13m	100%	80%

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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