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 9 in 10 on time.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Alaska	SFO	LIH	5h 44m	92%	0.0%	215	Flying now
United	SFO	LIH	5h 47m	89%	0.0%	682	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 Francisco). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


United Details →	SFO 12:15 → LAX 13:55UA 1506	3h 20m Los Angeles	LAX 17:15 → LIH 20:14UA 1104	10h 59m	99%	91%
United Details →	SFO 06:00 → LAX 07:39UA 2127	1h 06m Los Angeles	LAX 08:45 → LIH 11:44UA 1295	8h 44m	96%	90%
Southwest Details →	SFO 05:00 → LAS 06:35WN 4231	2h 50m Las Vegas	LAS 09:25 → LIH 12:45WN 2262	10h 45m	100%	84%
American Details →	SFO 05:50 → PHX 08:01AA 6404 · flown by SkyWest	2h 48m Phoenix	PHX 10:49 → LIH 14:36AA 697	11h 46m	99%	83%
United Details →	SFO 05:00 → DEN 08:35UA 1479	3h 25m Denver	DEN 12:00 → LIH 15:37UA 2307	13h 37m	99%	82%
Delta Details →	SFO 09:20 → LAX 10:53DL 1421	3h 57m Los Angeles	LAX 14:50 → LIH 17:39DL 428	11h 19m	99%	78%
Alaska Details →	SFO 06:00 → LAX 07:32AS 1620	1h 28m Los Angeles	LAX 09:00 → LIH 11:51AS 963	8h 51m	100%	74%
Alaska Details →	SFO 12:27 → SEA 14:35AS 630	3h 38m Seattle	SEA 18:13 → LIH 21:25AS 237	11h 58m	98%	74%

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

LAX · 1h 06m · leaves 06:00 4%

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 1260 SFO 12:00 → HNL Southwest WN 2349 HNL 17:20 → LIH Connection details →	2h 45m	9h 05m	100%	98%
United UA 2010 SFO 08:15 → OGG Southwest WN 3101 OGG 13:55 → LIH Connection details →	3h 10m	9h 35m	100%	91%
American AA 6330 SFO 11:40 → LAX United UA 1104 LAX 17:15 → LIH Connection details →	3h 55m	11h 34m	99%	89%

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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