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

No clear winner: Alaska’s SJC → LIH flights land within a few points of 92% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Alaska	SJC	LIH	5h 43m	92%	0.0%	161	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

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 Jose). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest Details →	SJC 07:15 → HNL 09:40WN 2122	3h 45m Honolulu	HNL 13:25 → LIH 14:15WN 1923	10h 00m	100%	84%
Southwest + Americantwo ticketsDetails →	SJC 06:25 → PHX 08:20WN 3186	2h 29m Phoenix	PHX 10:49 → LIH 14:36AA 697	11h 11m	100%	84%
Southwest Details →	SJC 06:00 → LAS 07:35WN 2280	1h 50m Las Vegas	LAS 09:25 → LIH 12:45WN 2262	9h 45m	100%	82%
Southwest + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	SJC 10:25 → LAX 11:45WN 4877	3h 05m Los Angeles	LAX 14:50 → LIH 17:39DL 428	10h 14m	100%	82%
Alaska + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	SJC 10:19 → SEA 12:30AS 1311	3h 25m Seattle	SEA 15:55 → LIH 19:02DL 345	11h 43m	100%	74%
Southwest + Alaskatwo ticketsDetails →	SJC 07:20 → OGG 09:35WN 2200	2h 41m Kahului	OGG 12:16 → LIH 13:06AS 1049	8h 46m	100%	73%
Alaska Details →	SJC 14:16 → SEA 16:27AS 521	1h 46m Seattle	SEA 18:13 → LIH 21:25AS 237	10h 09m	94%	70%
Southwest + Alaskatwo ticketsDetails →	SJC 06:00 → SEA 08:20WN 3632	3h 08m Seattle	SEA 11:28 → LIH 14:40AS 258	11h 40m	100%	69%
Tight connection: often missed
Alaska Details →	SJC 08:20 → SEA 10:31AS 1426	57m Seattle	SEA 11:28 → LIH 14:40AS 258	9h 20m	38%	25%

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

SEA · 57m · leaves 08:20 62%

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