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

The best bet has a stop: United via LAX (8h 24m) reaches Lihue on time 9 times in 10, against 81% on the nonstop.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Alaska	SAN	LIH	6h 33m	82%	0.7%	284	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


United Details →	SAN 06:20 → LAX 07:21UA 1006	1h 24m Los Angeles	LAX 08:45 → LIH 11:44UA 1295	8h 24m	97%	91%
United Details →	SAN 11:55 → SFO 13:41UA 2428	3h 14m San Francisco	SFO 16:55 → LIH 19:42UA 1684	10h 47m	99%	86%
Southwest Details →	SAN 08:40 → HNL 11:40WN 1865	1h 45m Honolulu	HNL 13:25 → LIH 14:15WN 1923	8h 35m	98%	83%
American Details →	SAN 06:20 → PHX 07:54AA 625	2h 55m Phoenix	PHX 10:49 → LIH 14:36AA 697	11h 16m	99%	82%
United Details →	SAN 06:35 → DEN 10:08UA 2368	1h 52m Denver	DEN 12:00 → LIH 15:37UA 2307	12h 02m	100%	82%
Delta Details →	SAN 10:50 → LAX 12:12DL 3716 · flown by SkyWest	2h 38m Los Angeles	LAX 14:50 → LIH 17:39DL 428	9h 49m	99%	81%
Southwest Details →	SAN 06:35 → LAS 08:15WN 2970	1h 10m Las Vegas	LAS 09:25 → LIH 12:45WN 2262	9h 10m	96%	81%
United Details →	SAN 06:20 → SFO 08:04UA 2830	2h 32m San Francisco	SFO 10:36 → LIH 13:16UA 1298	9h 56m	98%	80%
Tight connection: often missed
Alaska Details →	SAN 17:16 → HNL 20:22AS 894	56m Honolulu	HNL 21:18 → LIH 21:59AS 1173	7h 43m	65%	51%
Alaska Details →	SAN 09:07 → HNL 12:18AS 815	57m Honolulu	HNL 13:15 → LIH 13:58AS 1073	7h 51m	54%	32%

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 10m · leaves 06:35 4%

SFO · 1h 01m · leaves 06:20 10%

SEA · 1h 02m · leaves 07:18 14%

Afternoon and evening

SEA · 1h 15m · leaves 13:59 16%

HNL · 56m · leaves 17:16 35%

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.


Southwest WN 1677 SAN 11:15 → SFO United UA 1684 SFO 16:55 → LIH Connection details →	3h 55m	11h 27m	100%	86%
Southwest WN 3493 SAN 06:30 → DEN United UA 2307 DEN 12:00 → LIH Connection details →	2h 05m	12h 07m	98%	82%
Southwest WN 3447 SAN 06:40 → PHX American AA 697 PHX 10:49 → LIH Connection details →	2h 39m	10h 56m	100%	81%

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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