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 77% on time.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Delta	SLC	HNL	7h 07m	83%	2.6%	492	Flying now
Alaska	SLC	HNL	6h 47m	61%	1.4%	213	Flying now
Hawaiian	SLC	HNL	7h 05m	81%	0.0%	153	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Southwest Details →	SLC 06:25 → LAS 06:50WN 4205	1h 25m Las Vegas	LAS 08:15 → HNL 11:35WN 2238	9h 10m	100%	93%
United Details →	SLC 06:05 → SFO 07:19UA 4763 · flown by SkyWest	2h 01m San Francisco	SFO 09:20 → HNL 11:43UA 1175	9h 38m	98%	91%
Southwest Details →	SLC 05:45 → SMF 06:25WN 4981	2h 05m Sacramento	SMF 08:30 → HNL 11:00WN 3781	9h 15m	98%	84%
United Details →	SLC 07:45 → LAX 09:15UA 5408 · flown by SkyWest	4h 00m Los Angeles	LAX 13:15 → HNL 15:59UA 1431	12h 14m	99%	83%
Delta Details →	SLC 15:40 → LAX 16:36DL 841	1h 59m Los Angeles	LAX 18:35 → HNL 21:14DL 443	9h 34m	97%	81%
Southwest Details →	SLC 06:15 → PHX 06:55WN 3751	2h 35m Phoenix	PHX 09:30 → HNL 12:55WN 3274	10h 40m	98%	81%
United Details →	SLC 07:00 → DEN 08:42UA 1232	3h 18m Denver	DEN 12:00 → HNL 15:13UA 384	12h 13m	99%	81%
United Details →	SLC 16:42 → LAX 17:53UA 5456 · flown by SkyWest	52m Los Angeles	LAX 18:45 → HNL 21:38UA 2390	8h 56m	95%	81%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	SLC 09:49 → SFO 11:13UA 5970 · flown by SkyWest	47m San Francisco	SFO 12:00 → HNL 14:35UA 1260	8h 46m	27%	19%

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

PDX · 1h 04m · leaves 08:20 3%

DFW · 46m · leaves 07:00 19%

SFO · 47m · leaves 09:49 73%

Afternoon and evening

SEA · 1h 09m · leaves 16:00 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.


Delta DL 1095 SLC 09:40 → LAX United UA 1431 LAX 13:15 → HNL Connection details →	2h 33m	10h 19m	98%	83%
Delta DL 623 SLC 11:30 → OGG Southwest WN 3097 OGG 17:30 → HNL Connection details →	3h 32m	10h 45m	95%	83%
Southwest WN 3738 SLC 07:45 → DEN United UA 384 DEN 12:00 → HNL Connection details →	2h 45m	11h 28m	98%	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