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 one-hour layover misses 5% of the time at 6 am and 1 time in 4 at 9 pm.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Southwest	OGG	SMF	5h 00m	88%	0.0%	116	Flying now
Alaska	OGG	SMF	5h 00m	72%	1.4%	212	Flying now
Hawaiian	OGG	SMF	5h 02m	75%	0.0%	153	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Southwest Details →	OGG 20:35 → LAS 05:10WN 139	2h 08m Las Vegas	LAS 07:18 → SMF 08:48 +1WN 2359	9h 13m	100%	98%
Southwest Details →	OGG 20:25 → PHX 05:10WN 672	2h 35m Phoenix	PHX 07:45 → SMF 09:45 +1WN 2885	10h 18m	100%	94%
Southwest Details →	OGG 20:55 → SAN 05:10WN 2356	3h 30m San Diego	SAN 08:40 → SMF 10:20 +1WN 4356	10h 25m	100%	94%
Delta Details →	OGG 21:50 → LAX 06:10DL 476	3h 03m Los Angeles	LAX 09:13 → SMF 10:46 +1DL 3755 · flown by SkyWest	9h 56m	100%	93%
United Details →	OGG 20:00 → DEN 06:21UA 1735	1h 39m Denver	DEN 08:00 → SMF 09:35 +1UA 2149	10h 35m	99%	92%
Alaska Details →	OGG 21:10 → PDX 05:32AS 558	2h 43m Portland	PDX 08:15 → SMF 09:48 +1AS 485	9h 38m	99%	91%
Southwest Details →	OGG 07:25 → HNL 08:10WN 3092	2h 50m Honolulu	HNL 11:00 → SMF 19:10WN 1942	8h 45m	100%	91%
Delta Details →	OGG 21:13 → SEA 06:00DL 394	2h 47m Seattle	SEA 08:47 → SMF 10:50 +1DL 3881 · flown by SkyWest	10h 37m	100%	90%

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

LAS · 1h 00m · leaves 20:35 0%

PHX · 1h 15m · leaves 21:17 5%

LAX · 1h 00m · leaves 21:50 8%

Afternoon and evening

SFO · 1h 06m · leaves 13:49 15%

SAN · 1h 04m · leaves 12:22 24%

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.


United UA 2220 OGG 21:59 → LAX Delta DL 3755 LAX 09:13 → SMF Connection details →	2h 57m	9h 47m	100%	93%
Southwest WN 672 OGG 20:25 → PHX American AA 4099 PHX 07:15 → SMF Connection details →	2h 05m	9h 56m	100%	92%
Alaska AS 1025 OGG 07:15 → HNL Southwest WN 1942 HNL 11:00 → SMF Connection details →	3h 06m	8h 55m	100%	90%

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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