Flights Anchorage → Honolulu
ANC → HNL
How long is the flight from Anchorage to Honolulu?
The flight from Anchorage (ANC) to Honolulu (HNL) takes 5h 59m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Anchorage to Honolulu has an on-time performance rate of 89%, with an average delay of just 3.2 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 121 flights, serving the high traffic Honolulu airport which accommodates nearly 21 million passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Anchorage (ANC) → Honolulu (HNL) route is operated by Alaska Airlines. Across 256 flights monitored in recent months, 85% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 6 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.73%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 13.5/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Honolulu the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Anchorage the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Honolulu: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Anchorage (ANC) to Honolulu (HNL) heads south for about 4,475 km, a flight time of roughly 5h 59m.
Departures from Anchorage on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 78% of ANC-HNL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Anchorage the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Honolulu it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 256 tracked ANC-HNL flights, 85% left on time with an average delay of 6 min and a 2.7% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 85% | -1 min | 0.5% |
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Frequently asked questions about ANC-HNL
The flight from Anchorage (ANC) to Honolulu (HNL) takes 5h 59m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Anchorage (ANC) -> Honolulu (HNL) route, on-time performance is 85% with an average delay of 6 minutes, based on 256 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Anchorage-Honolulu is 2.73% across 256 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Alaska Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
