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 73% on time.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


United	ORD	HNL	9h 02m	79%	0.3%	365	Flying now
American	ORD	HNL	9h 17m	63%	0.0%	175	Not 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 Chicago). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


United Details →	ORD 07:00 → LAX 09:33UA 2361	3h 42m Los Angeles	LAX 13:15 → HNL 15:59UA 1431	13h 59m	100%	84%
United + Alaskatwo ticketsDetails →	ORD 09:04 → ANC 12:56UA 840	3h 04m Anchorage	ANC 16:00 → HNL 20:05AS 49	16h 01m	99%	83%
United Details →	ORD 06:00 → LAX 08:27UA 2373	2h 38m Los Angeles	LAX 11:05 → HNL 13:56UA 1224	12h 56m	98%	83%
United + Alaskatwo ticketsDetails →	ORD 19:50 → LAS 21:59UA 2242	3h 56m Las Vegas	LAS 01:55 → HNL 05:16 +1AS 817	14h 26m	94%	82%
United Details →	ORD 07:30 → SFO 10:19UA 1116	3h 36m San Francisco	SFO 13:55 → HNL 16:18UA 300	13h 48m	99%	82%
United Details →	ORD 10:30 → LAX 13:09UA 1044	3h 56m Los Angeles	LAX 17:05 → HNL 19:44UA 1170	14h 14m	99%	81%
American + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	ORD 06:41 → DEN 08:24AA 1747	3h 36m Denver	DEN 12:00 → HNL 15:13UA 384	13h 32m	99%	81%
United Details →	ORD 13:00 → LAX 15:34UA 1363	3h 11m Los Angeles	LAX 18:45 → HNL 21:38UA 2390	13h 38m	96%	81%

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

JFK · 1h 04m · leaves 06:05 11%

IAH · 52m · leaves 06:29 13%

DTW · 1h 00m · leaves 07:01 13%

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